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.

• Oro Valley
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oro Valley
  • Oro Valley is located in Pima County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,678 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oro Valley <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Oro Valley
  • From Oracle to Oro Valley
• Mammoth
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mammoth
  • Mammoth is located in Pinal County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,717 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mammoth <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mammoth
  • From Oracle to Mammoth
• San Manuel
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Manuel
  • San Manuel is located in Pinal County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Manuel <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to San Manuel
  • From Oracle to San Manuel
• Catalina
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catalina
  • Catalina is located in Pima County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Catalina <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Catalina
  • From Oracle to Catalina
• Mount Lemmon
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lemmon
  • Mount Lemmon is located in Pima County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Lemmon <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mount Lemmon
  • From Oracle to Mount Lemmon
• North Mammoth
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Mammoth
  • North Mammoth is located in Pinal County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to North Mammoth
  • From Oracle to North Mammoth
• Summerhaven
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhaven
  • Summerhaven is located in Pima County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Summerhaven
  • From Oracle to Summerhaven
• Willow Canyon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Canyon
  • Willow Canyon is located in Pima County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Willow Canyon
  • From Oracle to Willow Canyon
• Copper Creek ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Copper Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Creek
  • Copper Creek is located in Pinal County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Copper Creek
  • From Oracle to Copper Creek
• Tortolita
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tortolita
  • Tortolita is located in Pima County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tortolita <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Tortolita
  • From Oracle to Tortolita

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>

X2X - 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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Pinal County: www.co.pinal.az.us/

The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/