| ZIP Codes: | 7 ZIP Codes (6 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 580 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:54:44 PM |
| Population: | 5,839 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 40067 |
| Land Area: | 829 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 20 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 34.0895, -97.8893 |
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5,839 residents live across 7 ZIPs covering 829 sq mi, served by 7 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 6,879 to 5,839 from 2014 to 2024 — a -15.1% change. 1 ZIPs gained residents, 5 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 73565 (Ryan, $53,459 median) and poorest ZIP 73569 (Terral, $36,667) are 10.8 miles apart — a 1.5× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.8× across this county — from $62,900 in 73565 (Ryan) to $113,200 in 73456 (Ringling).
Density varies 3× across the county — from 4 people/sq mi in 73569 (Terral) to 11 in 73573 (Waurika).
Educational attainment ranges from 10.3% bachelor's+ in 73565 (Ryan) to 24.3% in 73548 (Hastings) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Oklahoma, this is the #65 most populous of 78 counties and ranks #75 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $49,530 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
16.7% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (668 of 4,010 reporting).
6 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.
Jefferson County lost 15.1% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share:
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 73573 | Waurika | Standard | 2,416 | $49,318 | 222.5 | 0.1% |
| 73456 | Ringling | Standard | 1,621 | $50,813 | 256.1 | -24.6% |
| 73565 | Ryan | Standard | 941 | $53,459 | 192.7 | -6.6% |
| 73548 | Hastings | Standard | 428 | — | 74.8 | -24.5% |
| 73569 | Terral | Standard | 342 | $36,667 | 83.2 | -45.3% |
| 73520 | Addington | PO Box | 91 | $40,000 | 0.0 | -20.2% |
| 73561 | Oscar | Standard | — | — | 0.0 | — |