| City: | Tahlequah, Oklahoma |
| Names to Avoid: | Talequah, Thlequah |
| County: | Cherokee County |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 7:23:02 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 539 / 918 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 35.9155, -94.9699 |
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ZIP code 74465 is a PO Box-only ZIP within Tahlequah, Oklahoma, the capital city of the Cherokee Nation. This isn't a standalone community. It's a postal point embedded within the larger 74464 ZIP, which covers the broader Tahlequah area. The post office at this location maintains 593 PO Boxes and serves 248 businesses.
All 91 street-style ZIP+4 records for 74465 point to a single address: S Muskogee Avenue. These are likely PO Box Street Addressing records that allow customers to use the post office's physical street address instead of "PO Box" notation. Actual street delivery in Tahlequah runs through the parent ZIP 74464.
The Cherokee Nation's capital status makes Tahlequah significant beyond its population size. The presence of 248 business delivery points in a PO Box ZIP suggests this postal location serves the downtown commercial district, where tribal government offices, shops, and service businesses cluster. Residents and visitors who need a Tahlequah mailing address without street delivery often use 74465.
Only one street address exists in this ZIP: S Muskogee Avenue, which is the post office location itself.
ZIP Code 74465 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 17 business establishments, employing about 88 people with an annual payroll of $2,871,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 2,756Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 17Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $655,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $2,871,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 88Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 74465 is located in Cherokee County, Oklahoma, within the Tahlequah, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 45140) and Oklahoma's 2nd Congressional District. This Micro area has a population of 47,621 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 74465. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Tahlequah, OKSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 45140Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MicroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 47,621Source: Census |
| MSA: | Source: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 02Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 20995.35 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 4072100Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Tahlequah city; OklahomaSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 74465 belongs to, but we will update this once new district data is released. There are 1 public school(s) in this ZIP Code, and we have located 3 private school(s). It also has 6 colleges, universities or post secondary education institutions nearby which would be a short commute to.
Our sources include trusted federal and licensed data from the United States Postal Service, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Geological Survey, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the National Center for Education Statistics, along with proprietary datasets created by ZIP-Codes.com. Data last updated on January 1, 2026.