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Welcome to Oral ...

Oral is located in Fall River County<1>.

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.<2> (see below for details).

Oral is 2,960 feet [902 m] above sea level.<3> 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

Area Code for Oral: 605

The ZIP code for Oral: 57766<4>

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)
  • Heppner
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Heppner is located in Fall River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heppner
    • Estimated population in 2014: 267 people
  • Buffalo Gap
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Oelrichs
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Fairburn
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Rocky Ford
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Rocky Ford is located in Fall River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
    • Estimated population in 2014: 6 people
  • Smithwick
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Cascade Springs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Cascade Springs is located in Fall River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Springs
  • Erskine
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Erskine is located in Fall River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erskine
  • Pringle
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)

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 (so far) 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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Fall River, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Oral.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oral - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 Oral). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Oral or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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