Dora is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Ozark County, in the
U.S. state
In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory where it shares its so ...
of
Missouri
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. The ZIP Code for Dora is 65637.
History
The post office at Dora has been in operation since 1879. An early postmaster gave the community the name of his daughter, Dora Fischer.
Education
Dora is served by the Dora R-III School District.
References
Unincorporated communities in Ozark County, Missouri
Unincorporated communities in Missouri
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