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Local servicesHospitalShare Medical Center7.2 miPost officeAlva Post Office7.0 miTown hallAlva Municipal Building7.1 miPoliceWoods County Sheriff's Office7.0 miFire stationGreenleaf Rural Fire Department5.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeNorthwestern Oklahoma State University7.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportDodge City Regional Airport DDC91 miMajor airportOKC Will Rogers World Airport OKC120 miUS highwayUS 2817.1 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 73717 ZIP area.

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State or areaOklahoma
ZIP code73717
Telephone code580
Time zoneCentral Time (CST/CDT)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 41 min6:16 am – 8:57 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 38 min7:44 am – 5:22 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,800 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 30.92,649 householdsMedian household income $45,972Median home value $142,500Median rent $808 a month57% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $890 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting7.5% unemployment rate65% of adults are in the labour force, 3,315 employedMain industries: education and health care 30%, retail 16%, farming, forestry and mining 15%Average commute 13 minutes75% drive alone, 12% car-pool, 11% walk or cycle, 2% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages36% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher88% finished high school, 12% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 95%, Spanish 4%, Russian or other Slavic 1%2% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 95°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 47°F, lows 23°F30 in of rain a year, on about 44 dayswettest month June11 in of snow a year, on about 4 days88 days above 90°F, 106 nights below freezing in a typical yearJanuary: 47° / 23°FJFebruary: 52° / 26°FFMarch: 61° / 35°FMApril: 71° / 44°FAMay: 80° / 56°FMJune: 90° / 66°FJJuly: 95° / 71°FJAugust: 93° / 68°FASeptember: 86° / 60°FSOctober: 73° / 46°FONovember: 59° / 34°FNDecember: 48° / 25°FD100°20°Source: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Alva 1w station, 6 mi away
Nearby landmarksDiscon Lakelake · 3.8 miBouziden Lakelake · 4.3 miOknoname 151001 Reservoirreservoir · 3.5 miThurman Reservoirreservoir · 5.0 miNorthwestern Oklahoma State Universitycollege · 7.0 miBuffalo Springspring · 8.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsHatfield Parkpark · 5.9 miAlva Recreation Complexrecreation area · 6.6 mi · 117 acresLittle Sahara State Parkstate park · 20.1 mi · 1,854 acresAlabaster Caverns State Parkstate park · 22.0 mi · 199 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes795 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197028 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.1 on 13 Feb 201625 mi away, near Waynoka, OklahomaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 21 Apr 202625 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowWoods County, OK, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsCold wave Relatively ModerateDrought Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality64% of days had good air in 2025232 of 364 days measured131 moderate, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 46, worst day 164main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Dewey County, OK, 61 mi away
Internet at home80% of households have a broadband subscription55% have cable, fibre or DSL17% rely on a mobile data plan alone15% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterAlvaserves 5,208 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique10 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,486 ft453 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program





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