| ZIP Codes: | 6 ZIP Codes (4 Standard, 2 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 539 / 918 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:13:26 PM |
| Population: | 20,241 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 40091 |
| Land Area: | 623 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 100 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 35.3810, -95.6548 |
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20,241 residents live across 6 ZIPs covering 623 sq mi, served by 6 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 20,628 to 20,241 from 2014 to 2024 — a -1.9% change. 2 ZIPs gained residents, 3 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 74426 (Checotah, $48,592 median) and poorest ZIP 74438 (Hitchita, $42,656) are 14.5 miles apart — a 1.1× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.2× across this county — from $80,000 in 74438 (Hitchita) to $177,800 in 74432 (Eufaula).
Density varies 13893× across the county — from 4 people/sq mi in 74845 (Hanna) to 51,379 in 74438 (Hitchita).
Educational attainment ranges from 14.2% bachelor's+ in 74845 (Hanna) to 21.2% in 74438 (Hitchita) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Oklahoma, this is the #40 most populous of 78 counties and ranks #71 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $47,948 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
16.6% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (2,467 of 14,906 reporting).
4 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.