Broadbent, Oregon


Broadbent is an unincorporated community in Coos County, Oregon, United States. Broadbent is on Oregon Route 542 south of Myrtle Point along the South Fork Coquille River. Broadbent has a post office with ZIP code 97414.
The community was named after C.E. Broadbent, who started a cheese factory in what would become Broadbent. The Central [Oregon and Pacific Railroad|Coos Bay Line] of the Southern Pacific Railway opened a station at Broadbent in 1915. The local post office opened on August 19, 1916.

Climate

This region experiences warm and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Broadbent has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.