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Welcome to Ora ...

Ora is located in Cleveland County<1>.

Ora is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Ora lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Ora: 704 & 980<3>

Communities Also Named Ora ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two North Carolina communities named Ora: This one is located in Cleveland County and the other is located in Sampson County.

Beyond North Carolina, there are 12 communities that are also named Ora - they are located in Alabama, California, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Mississippi, Nevada, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.

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

Websites for Ora ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.clevelandchamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Ora, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Ora ...

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

  • Gaffney
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Gaffney is located in Cherokee County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaffney
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,695 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaffney <4>
  • Kings Mountain
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Forest City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Cherryville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Bessemer City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Boiling Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Spindale
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Blacksburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Belwood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Belwood is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people
  • Chesnee
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Chesnee is located in Cherokee County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesnee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 942 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesnee <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ora ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Cleveland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ora - 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 704 code has been Overlayed with the 980 area code. New phone numbers in the Ora area will be assigned with one of these codes: 704 or 980. As a result, placing a call in the Ora 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.