| ZIP Codes: | 16 ZIP Codes (12 Standard, 4 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 539 / 580 / 918 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:13:25 PM |
| Population: | 31,863 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 40089 |
| Land Area: | 2,164 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 29 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 34.1528, -94.8802 |
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31,863 residents live across 16 ZIPs covering 2,164 sq mi, served by 16 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 34,045 to 31,836 from 2014 to 2024 — a -6.5% change. 3 ZIPs gained residents, 11 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 74963 (Watson, $65,833 median) and poorest ZIP 74750 (Millerton, $38,333) are 38.9 miles apart — a 1.7× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.7× across this county — from $66,300 in 74750 (Millerton) to $176,200 in 74734 (Eagletown).
Density varies 15865× across the county — from 3 people/sq mi in 74957 (Smithville) to 48,571 in 74750 (Millerton).
Educational attainment ranges from 7.7% bachelor's+ in 74766 (Wright City) to 19.3% in 74957 (Smithville) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Oklahoma, this is the #30 most populous of 78 counties and ranks #61 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $53,094 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
16.4% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (3,432 of 20,974 reporting).
12 Standard delivery, 4 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.
Mccurtain County lost 6.4% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share:
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74728 | Broken Bow | Standard | 10,977 | $59,415 | 691.6 | -3.9% |
| 74745 | Idabel | Standard | 9,720 | $47,134 | 176.6 | -2.1% |
| 74764 | Valliant | Standard | 3,582 | $58,350 | 121.6 | -4.9% |
| 74740 | Haworth | Standard | 1,959 | $41,141 | 266.0 | -0.3% |
| 74766 | Wright City | Standard | 1,100 | $48,750 | 51.8 | -19.6% |
| 74736 | Garvin | Standard | 947 | $59,167 | 76.6 | -18.9% |
| 74734 | Eagletown | Standard | 858 | $49,722 | 263.0 | -32.9% |
| 74957 | Smithville | Standard | 834 | $43,125 | 272.4 | -20.9% |
| 74963 | Watson | Standard | 689 | $65,833 | 90.7 | 10.4% |
| 74754 | Ringold | Standard | 541 | $48,375 | 92.4 | 155.2% |
| 74755 | Rufe | Standard | 186 | — | 13.8 | 165.7% |
| 74750 | Millerton | PO Box | 170 | $38,333 | 0.0 | -66.3% |
| 74722 | Battiest | PO Box | 141 | $57,083 | 0.0 | -49.8% |
| 74724 | Bethel | Standard | 132 | $44,583 | 47.9 | -67.3% |
| 74737 | Golden | PO Box | 27 | $61,000 | 0.0 | — |
| 74752 | Pickens | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |