| ZIP Codes: | 6 ZIP Codes (5 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 580 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:13:23 PM |
| Population: | 22,273 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 40009 |
| CBSA: | Elk City, OK |
| Land Area: | 887 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 2 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 35.2829, -99.6301 |
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22,273 residents live across 6 ZIPs covering 887 sq mi, served by 5 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 23,295 to 22,247 from 2014 to 2024 — a -4.5% change. 0 ZIPs gained residents, 4 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 73627 (Carter, $100,263 median) and poorest ZIP 73645 (Erick, $35,625) are 22.7 miles apart — a 2.8× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.7× across this county — from $90,400 in 73645 (Erick) to $155,100 in 73644 (Elk City).
Density varies 17× across the county — from 4 people/sq mi in 73645 (Erick) to 71 in 73644 (Elk City).
Educational attainment ranges from 5.3% bachelor's+ in 73662 (Sayre) to 17.1% in 73644 (Elk City) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Oklahoma, this is the #36 most populous of 78 counties and ranks #34 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $53,917 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
12.9% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (1,988 of 15,423 reporting).
5 Standard delivery, 1 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
A frontier county — vast land area with only a few residents per square mile. Daily life looks very different here than in the country's denser counties.
One ZIP holds the majority of this county's population — a sign of a county built around a single city or town.