| ZIP Codes: | 8 ZIP Codes (6 Standard, 2 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 539 / 918 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:13:23 PM |
| Population: | 43,799 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 40021 |
| CBSA: | Tahlequah, OK |
| Land Area: | 631 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 26 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 35.9021, -94.9845 |
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43,799 residents live across 8 ZIPs covering 631 sq mi, served by 7 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 43,614 to 43,799 from 2014 to 2024 — a +0.4% change. 3 ZIPs gained residents, 3 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 74451 (Park Hill, $59,873 median) and poorest ZIP 74471 (Welling, $45,948) are 9.5 miles apart — a 1.3× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.8× across this county — from $123,100 in 74427 (Cookson) to $216,200 in 74452 (Peggs).
Density varies 11× across the county — from 11 people/sq mi in 74452 (Peggs) to 119 in 74464 (Tahlequah).
Educational attainment ranges from 11.3% bachelor's+ in 74452 (Peggs) to 32.0% in 74451 (Park Hill) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Oklahoma, this is the #20 most populous of 78 counties and ranks #58 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $52,066 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
29.3% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (8,306 of 28,309 reporting).
6 Standard delivery, 2 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.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74464 | Tahlequah | Standard | 31,116 | $51,262 | 261.1 | 1.8% |
| 74441 | Hulbert | Standard | 5,564 | $52,758 | 155.8 | 6.3% |
| 74451 | Park Hill | Standard | 4,023 | $59,873 | 99.2 | -11.1% |
| 74471 | Welling | Standard | 1,475 | $45,948 | 47.8 | -16.3% |
| 74427 | Cookson | Standard | 1,342 | $50,089 | 40.4 | 30.3% |
| 74452 | Peggs | Standard | 279 | $57,250 | 26.4 | -44.3% |
| 74465 | Tahlequah | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 74444 | Moodys | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |