Local servicesHospitalJackson County Memorial Hospital2.3 miPost officeAltus Air Force Base Post Officeunder a mileTown hallAltus City Hall3.2 miPoliceJackson County Sheriff's Office3.2 miFire stationAltus Air Force Base Fire Department Station 1 Headquartersunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryL Mendel Rivers Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeWestern Oklahoma State College3.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLawton Fort Sill Regional Airport LAW50 miMajor airportOKC Will Rogers World Airport OKC108 miUS highwayUS 621.2 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 73523 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 29 min6:24 am – 8:53 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 50 min7:40 am – 5:30 pm
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People222 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 21.30 householdsSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 97°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 54°F, lows 25°F28 in of rain a year, on about 44 dayswettest month May4 in of snow a year, on about 3 days100 days above 90°F, 86 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Altus Irig Rsch Stn station, 5 mi away
Nearby landmarksWestern Oklahoma State Collegecollege · 3.1 miAltus Reservoirreservoir · 1.8 miOknoname 031008 Reservoirreservoir · 6.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsHightower Parkpark · 2.1 miHoyt Shadid Parkpark · 2.3 miGist Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 9.3 mi · 155 acresQuartz Mountain State Resort Parkstate park · 15.6 mi · 9,025 acresGreat Plains State Parkstate park · 18.0 mi · 2,357 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes4 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.4 on 13 Sep 197941 mi away, near Carter, OklahomaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 7 Oct 200750 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateJackson County, OK, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsStrong wind Very HighIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality67% of days had good air in 2025239 of 358 days measured115 moderate, 4 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 44, worst day 131main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Comanche County, OK, 46 mi away
Drinking waterAltusserves 18,717 people from surface water20 health-based violations since 2021latest Jan 2025: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant level11 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,357 ft414 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
