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Welcome to Orita ...

Orita is located in Imperial County<1>.

Orita is near sea level<2>.

Time Zone: Orita lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Orita and travel east, you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.

Area Codes for Orita: 760 & 442<3>

Communities near Orita ...

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

  • El Centro
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Brawley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Imperial
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Calipatria
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Holtville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Westmorland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Amos ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amos
    • Amos is located in Imperial County
  • Date City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Date City
    • Date City is located in Imperial County
  • Watermans Corner
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watermans Corner
    • Watermans Corner is located in Imperial County
  • Estelle
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
    • Estelle is located in Imperial County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Orita ...

Looking for more information about Orita? 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 Orita, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Orita.

Adding Orita to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Orita 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 Orita was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Orita.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Imperial, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Orita - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 760 code has been Overlayed with the 442 area code. New phone numbers in the Orita area will be assigned with one of these codes: 760 or 442. As a result, placing a call in the Orita area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.