Welcome to Oral ...

Oral is located in Fall River County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oral, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Oral had a population of 197 people.<3> (see below for details).

Oral is 2,960 feet [902 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Oral is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Oral lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Oral: (605)

Communities Also Named Oral ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Oral - they are located in Michigan, Tennessee and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Oral ...

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

• Hot Springs
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
  • Hot Springs is located in Fall River County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,502 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hot Springs <5>
• Heppner
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heppner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heppner
  • Heppner is located in Fall River County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 267 people
• Buffalo Gap
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Gap
  • Buffalo Gap is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo Gap <5>
• Oelrichs
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oelrichs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oelrichs
  • Oelrichs is located in Fall River County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oelrichs <5>
• Fairburn
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairburn
  • Fairburn is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairburn <5>
• Rocky Ford
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
  • Rocky Ford is located in Fall River County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 6 people
• Smithwick
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithwick
  • Smithwick is located in Fall River County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithwick <5>
• Cascade Springs
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cascade Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Springs
  • Cascade Springs is located in Fall River County
• Pringle
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pringle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pringle
  • Pringle is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pringle <5>
• Edgemont
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgemont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgemont
  • Edgemont is located in Fall River County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 718 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgemont <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oral ...

Looking for more information about Oral? 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 Oral, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Oral.

Adding Oral to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Oral post office opened in 1894.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oral.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of South Dakota: sd.gov/