Remote is an unincorporated hamlet in Coos County in the

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. It lies near the confluence of Sandy Creek with the

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. Remote was named by local pioneers for its distance from other settlements. Its post office was established in 1887. A new post office, besides a store, gas station, and unofficial town hall building, was built in 1924 by L. D. Jennings.

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used to run through the center of the community, but realignment of the highway has left Remote several hundred yards away, along a side road, around a bend and down below the highway, largely shielded by trees from highway view. The town now consists of a combined store with gas pump and post office (closed in 1998), and a couple of houses. The Sandy Creek Covered Bridge is nearby. Like Oregon communities

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and Boring, Remote is often cited on lists of odd place names. The city has mistakenly become a placeholder on job boards to represent if a position is a remote-work position. Since 2020, the number of job postings with Remote, OR as a placeholder had substantially increased due to an increase in hiring for remote-work positions during the

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Unincorporated communities in Coos County, Oregon 1887 establishments in Oregon Populated places established in 1887 Unincorporated communities in Oregon {{CoosCountyOR-geo-stub