Oracle is located in Pinal County just north of Tucson between Oro Valley and Mammoth along Highway 77 near the San Pedro River and the Coronado National Forest.
Oracle is part of the Tucson, Arizona metro area.
Oracle is a health resort, mining and ranching community. The town sits at an elevation of 4,524 feet. The warm desert climate has a winter low temperature of 40 degrees and a summer high temperature of 99 degrees. The hills around town are covered with yucca, oak, mesquite, cholla, prickly pear and desert grass.