Oracle Junction, Arizona | |
Settlement Type: | Populated place |
Pushpin Map: | USA Arizona#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Oracle Junction |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Arizona |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Arizona |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Pinal |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
Timezone: | Mountain (MST) |
Utc Offset: | -7 |
Timezone Dst: | MST |
Utc Offset Dst: | -7 |
Elevation Ft: | 3320 |
Elevation M: | 1012 |
Coordinates: | 32.555°N -110.9333°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
Area Code: | 520 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Oracle Junction is a populated place and part of the SaddleBrooke designated census area in Pinal County, Arizona, United States,[1] near the junction of Arizona State Routes 77 and 79 (formerly U.S. 89 until 1992).[2] It is an estimated 3320feet above sea level.
Oracle Junction was originally a service station called Walnut Service Station, along the main road between Tucson and Phoenix.[3] 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.[3]
The area had its own fire district, created in 1980.[4]
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.[5]
As of the mid-1990s, the area has a mobile home park, a bakery, and two restaurants. The original service station closed.[3] In 2022, there is only a small mobile home park and a restaurant.