| ZIP Codes: | 16 ZIP Codes (10 Standard, 6 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 539 / 918 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:13:26 PM |
| Population: | 40,995 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 40121 |
| CBSA: | McAlester, OK |
| Land Area: | 1,386 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 57 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 34.9126, -95.7126 |
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40,995 residents live across 16 ZIPs covering 1,386 sq mi, served by 15 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 42,646 to 40,995 from 2014 to 2024 — a -3.9% change. 3 ZIPs gained residents, 11 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 74576 (Wardville, $83,466 median) and poorest ZIP 74554 (Krebs, $40,938) are 25.2 miles apart — a 2.0× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 3.7× across this county — from $87,500 in 74546 (Haileyville) to $327,700 in 74576 (Wardville).
Density varies 13001× across the county — from 2 people/sq mi in 74560 (Pittsburg) to 29,402 in 74554 (Krebs).
Educational attainment ranges from 7.5% bachelor's+ in 74560 (Pittsburg) to 38.6% in 74430 (Crowder) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Oklahoma, this is the #22 most populous of 78 counties and ranks #41 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $56,257 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
20.2% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (5,726 of 28,307 reporting).
10 Standard delivery, 6 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.
One ZIP holds the majority of this county's population — a sign of a county built around a single city or town.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74501 | Mcalester | Standard | 28,616 | $57,922 | 648.2 | -0.8% |
| 74547 | Hartshorne | Standard | 2,815 | $45,521 | 115.3 | -14.9% |
| 74561 | Quinton | Standard | 1,950 | $48,224 | 120.6 | -16.3% |
| 74554 | Krebs | PO Box | 1,917 | $40,938 | 0.1 | -10.3% |
| 74553 | Kiowa | Standard | 1,382 | $59,063 | 150.1 | 30.7% |
| 74425 | Canadian | Standard | 1,036 | $63,405 | 12.1 | -7.7% |
| 74442 | Indianola | Standard | 790 | $78,083 | 70.3 | -18.6% |
| 74546 | Haileyville | PO Box | 597 | $47,857 | 2.7 | -14.5% |
| 74430 | Crowder | PO Box | 530 | $56,042 | 1.6 | 7.1% |
| 74565 | Savanna | PO Box | 446 | $56,250 | 0.8 | -27.1% |
| 74560 | Pittsburg | Standard | 435 | $45,000 | 192.3 | -16.8% |
| 74576 | Wardville | Standard | 209 | $83,466 | 48.1 | 33.1% |
| 74528 | Blanco | Standard | 144 | $69,167 | 24.0 | -12.2% |
| 74522 | Alderson | PO Box | 128 | $68,519 | 0.2 | -46.0% |
| 74502 | Mcalester | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 74529 | Blocker | Standard | — | — | 0.0 | — |