Coordinates: 32°33′18″N 110°56′00″W / 32.55500°N 110.93333°W / 32.55500; -110.93333

Oracle Junction, Arizona

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Oracle Junction, Arizona
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CountryUnited States
StateArizona
CountyPinal
Elevation3,320 ft (1,012 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (MST)
Area code520
FIPS code04-51320
GNIS feature ID24547

Oracle Junction is a populated place and part of the SaddleBrooke designated census area in Pinal County, Arizona, United States,[2] near the junction of Arizona State Routes 77 and 79 (formerly U.S. 89 until 1992).[3] It is an estimated 3,320 feet (1,010 m) above sea level.[1]

History

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Oracle Junction was originally a service station called Walnut Service Station, along the main road between Tucson and Phoenix.[4] It was renamed Oracle Junction Service Station in 1926, and Oracle Junction developed in the area around it. During the 1930s the area hosted rodeos on Independence Day weekend.[4]

The area had its own fire district, created in 1980.[5]

On January 1, 1996, Oracle Junction Fire District merged with Catalina Fire District and Golder Ranch Fire District the three districts became a larger Golder Ranch Fire District.[6]

As of the mid-1990s, the area has a mobile home park, a bakery, and two restaurants. The original service station closed.[4] In 2022, there is only a small mobile home park and a restaurant.

References

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  6. ^ GRFD Resolution R95-0008