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Oralabor is an unincorporated community in Polk County, in the U.S. state of Iowa.

History

Coal mining was the primary economic activity in Oralabor in the early 1900s. A depot on the Chicago & North Western Railway stood in Oralabor. The etymology of the name Oralabor is unknown.

Municipalities and communities of Polk County, Iowa, United States

County seat: Des Moines

Cities	Alleman Altoona Ankeny Bondurant Carlisle‡ Clive‡ Des Moines‡ Elkhart Granger‡ Grimes‡ Johnston Mitchellville‡ Norwalk‡ Pleasant Hill Polk City Runnells Sheldahl‡ Urbandale‡ West Des Moines‡ Windsor Heights

Townships	Allen Beaver Bloomfield Camp Clay Crocker Delaware Des Moines Douglas Elkhart Four Mile Franklin Jefferson Lee Lincoln Madison Saylor Union Walnut Washington Webster

CDP	Saylorville

Other communities	Avon Berwick Crocker Farrar Herrold Oralabor Saylor

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 41°42′00″N 93°35′17″W / 41.7°N 93.58806°W / 41.7; -93.58806

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