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Welcome to Orma ...

Orma is located in Calhoun County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Orma, you might consider that their post office opened in 1905.

Orma is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Orma: 304 & 681<3>

The ZIP code for Orma: 25268<4>

Communities near Orma ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Orma ...

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

Adding Orma to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Orma post office opened in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Orma.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Calhoun, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Orma - 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 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Orma area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Orma area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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 Orma). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Orma 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/