| ZIP Codes: | 5 ZIP Codes (3 Standard, 2 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 580 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:13:24 PM |
| Population: | 5,253 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 40029 |
| Land Area: | 445 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 4 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 34.5569, -96.3323 |
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5,253 residents live across 5 ZIPs covering 445 sq mi, served by 5 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 5,603 to 5,253 from 2014 to 2024 — a -6.2% change. 1 ZIPs gained residents, 4 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 74556 (Lehigh, $57,500 median) and poorest ZIP 74535 (Clarita , $31,397) are 11.6 miles apart — a 1.8× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.0× across this county — from $88,800 in 74572 (Tupelo) to $178,300 in 74556 (Lehigh).
Density varies 2553× across the county — from 4 people/sq mi in 74534 (Centrahoma) to 9,809 in 74556 (Lehigh).
Educational attainment ranges from 2.5% bachelor's+ in 74556 (Lehigh) to 27.7% in 74535 (Clarita ) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Oklahoma, this is the #68 most populous of 78 counties and ranks #76 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $49,953 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
17.4% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (605 of 3,483 reporting).
3 Standard delivery, 2 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
One ZIP holds the majority of this county's population — a sign of a county built around a single city or town.
Coal County lost 6.2% of residents between 2014 and 2024.