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Welcome to Oracle ...

Oracle is located in Pinal County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oracle, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

Oracle is 4,520 feet [1,378 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Oracle is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Oracle lies in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time

Area Code for Oracle: 520

The ZIP code for Oracle: 85623<3>

Communities near Oracle ...

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

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 Oracle. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oracle.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Oracle. 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 Oracle.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oracle ...

Looking for more information about Oracle? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Oracle, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Oracle.

Adding Oracle to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Oracle 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 Oracle was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Oracle post office opened in 1880.

We also found Oracle in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oracle.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including Pinal, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oracle - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Oracle). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Oracle or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/