Oran Missouri Map

About Oran, Missouri

Oran is a locality in Scott County, Missouri, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,195. The population density is 438.2 people per km². Oran is located at 37.0851°N, 89.6554°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Oran is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 63771.

Oran occupies a quiet expanse of Southeast Missouri where the flat, fertile earth of the bootheel begins to yield to the subtle, rising shadows of the Scott County Hills. It lies 14.9 miles north-northwest of Sikeston, MO (from Sikeston, MO: bearing 346°T), and is situated 6.6 miles south of Chaffee. The horizon here is defined by an immense, open sky that shifts from pale gold to deep violet, casting long, deliberate shadows across the fields as the sun dips behind the distant rise. Low-lying moisture often settles over the land near Little Caney Creek, where the air holds a cool, damp weight that persists long after the morning warmth has claimed the open plains. A few miles to the west, the landscape dips into the quiet, ancient depressions of the Old Caney Basin, grounding the region in a geography defined by slow, patient shifts of soil and water.

Oran carries the steady, methodical pulse of an agricultural legacy, where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the cadence of daily life. The economy remains tethered to the productivity of the surrounding acreage, a heritage reflected in the silos and mechanical hum that punctuate the harvest months. Residents often seek the stillness of the General Watkins Conservation Area for a reprieve from the labor of the fields, or find a reflective solitude near the quiet banks of Oran 25 Club Lake. The character of Oran emerges from this blend of industrious grit and the plain-spoken endurance of those who work the land, fostering a social atmosphere that favors directness and a deep, unspoken familiarity with the temper of the local weather and the stubborn richness of the dirt.

About This Oran Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Oran, Missouri. Coordinates: 37.08505, -89.655364. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Oran includes the ZIP code (63771), telephone area code (816), county seat of Scott County (Benton), and school district assignment (Oran R-III School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.