| ZIP Codes: | 9 ZIP Codes (8 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 539 / 580 / 918 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:13:25 PM |
| Population: | 46,432 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 40071 |
| CBSA: | Ponca City, OK |
| Land Area: | 1,006 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 23 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 36.7803, -97.1690 |
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46,432 residents live across 9 ZIPs covering 1,006 sq mi, served by 7 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 48,730 to 46,432 from 2014 to 2024 — a -4.7% change. 1 ZIPs gained residents, 7 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 74646 (Nardin, $90,473 median) and poorest ZIP 74601 (Ponca City, $52,067) are 18.0 miles apart — a 1.7× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.4× across this county — from $86,500 in 74631 (Blackwell) to $210,000 in 74604 (Ponca City).
Density varies 24× across the county — from 5 people/sq mi in 74646 (Nardin) to 119 in 74601 (Ponca City).
Educational attainment ranges from 8.9% bachelor's+ in 74641 (Kaw City) to 29.1% in 74604 (Ponca City) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Oklahoma, this is the #17 most populous of 78 counties and ranks #17 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $61,958 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
19.3% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (5,974 of 30,993 reporting).
8 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.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74601 | Ponca City | Standard | 18,916 | $52,067 | 158.6 | -5.4% |
| 74604 | Ponca City | Standard | 12,189 | $80,331 | 138.7 | 0.5% |
| 74631 | Blackwell | Standard | 6,689 | $53,964 | 103.6 | -11.5% |
| 74653 | Tonkawa | Standard | 3,710 | $59,079 | 104.9 | -4.5% |
| 74647 | Newkirk | Standard | 3,534 | $63,145 | 280.8 | -1.9% |
| 74632 | Braman | Standard | 553 | $88,750 | 106.7 | -14.4% |
| 74641 | Kaw City | Standard | 552 | $62,083 | 53.7 | -5.3% |
| 74646 | Nardin | Standard | 289 | $90,473 | 58.8 | -13.0% |
| 74602 | Ponca City | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |