Oral, South Dakota
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Oral 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 ...
and
census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...
(CDP) in Fall River County,
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, United States. The population was 66 at the 2020 census. Oral has been assigned the ZIP Code of 57766.


Demographics


History

A post office called Oral has been in operation since 1894. Some say Oral is the middle name of the first postmaster's son, (John Oral Goodman, later of Riverton, WY) while others believe the community was so named with the expectation the place would become something people would be talking about. File:Oral rooftop.jpg, Sign in Oral


Climate

According to the
Köppen Climate Classification The Köppen climate classification divides Earth climates into five main climate groups, with each group being divided based on patterns of seasonal precipitation and temperature. The five main groups are ''A'' (tropical), ''B'' (arid), ''C'' (te ...
system, Oral has a cold semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Oral was on July 7, 1973, while the coldest temperature recorded was on December 21, 1983 and December 24, 1983.


Education

The school district is Hot Springs School District 23-2.
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References


External links


Oral, South Dakota at hometownlocator.com
Unincorporated communities in Fall River County, South Dakota Unincorporated communities in South Dakota {{SouthDakota-geo-stub