| ZIP Codes: | 5 ZIP Codes (4 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 580 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:54:46 PM |
| Population: | 8,524 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 40151 |
| Land Area: | 1,420 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 4 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 36.6923, -98.7875 |
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8,524 residents live across 5 ZIPs covering 1,420 sq mi, served by 5 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 8,982 to 8,524 from 2014 to 2024 — a -5.1% change. 1 ZIPs gained residents, 3 lost (and 1 held flat).
The county's wealthiest ZIP 73860 (Waynoka, $62,500 median) and poorest ZIP 73717 (Alva, $51,165) are 17.4 miles apart — a 1.2× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.3× across this county — from $93,400 in 73860 (Waynoka) to $213,300 in 73842 (Freedom).
Density varies 12× across the county — from 1 people/sq mi in 73842 (Freedom) to 10 in 73717 (Alva).
Educational attainment ranges from 15.2% bachelor's+ in 73842 (Freedom) to 36.8% in 73731 (Dacoma) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Oklahoma, this is the #60 most populous of 78 counties and ranks #42 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $52,970 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
32.3% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (1,660 of 5,136 reporting).
4 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.
One ZIP holds the majority of this county's population — a sign of a county built around a single city or town.
Woods County lost 5.1% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share: