Welcome to Oran ...

Oran is located in Fayette County<1>.

The location of Oran has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oran, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1858.

Oran is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Oran lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Oran is located in the (319) area code.

The ZIP code for Oran: 50664<4>

Communities Also Named Oran ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Oran - they are located in Florida, Georgia, Missouri, New Mexico, New York, Ohio and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Oran.

Communities near Oran ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Oran.

• Waterloo
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
  • Waterloo is located in Black Hawk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,292 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterloo <5>
• Independence
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
  • Independence is located in Buchanan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Independence <5>
• Oelwein
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oelwein
  • Oelwein is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,789 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oelwein <5>
• Evansdale
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evansdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansdale
  • Evansdale is located in Black Hawk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,734 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evansdale <5>
• Jesup
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jesup have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesup
  • Jesup is located in Black Hawk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,711 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jesup <5>
• Sumner
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
  • Sumner is located in Bremer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,965 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumner <5>
• Denver
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denver have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
  • Denver is located in Bremer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,879 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denver <5>
• Fayette
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayette have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
  • Fayette is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,378 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayette <5>
• Tripoli
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tripoli have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tripoli
  • Tripoli is located in Bremer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,375 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tripoli <5>
• Elk Run Heights
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Run Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Run Heights
  • Elk Run Heights is located in Black Hawk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,135 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Oran. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oran.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Oran. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oran.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Oran. See our Newspapers Page for Oran.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oran ...

Looking for more information about Oran? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Oran, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Oran.

Adding Oran to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Oran in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Oran was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Oran post office opened in 1858.

We also found Oran in the book titled Iowa State Gazetteer (1865).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oran.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oran. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/