Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 34 min6:23 am – 8:57 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 45 min7:44 am – 5:29 pm
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People1,677 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 39.9709 householdsMedian household income $63,177Median home value $158,100Median rent $900 a month80% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $652 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting2.3% unemployment rate63% of adults are in the labour force, 810 employedMain industries: education and health care 16%, farming, forestry and mining 14%, professional and business services 13%Average commute 25 minutes83% drive alone, 2% car-pool, 7% walk or cycle, 6% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages25% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher96% finished high school, 6% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 95%, Spanish 4%1% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 94°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 50°F, lows 28°F27 in of rain a yearwettest month May7 in of snow a year, on about 3 days77 days above 90°F, 80 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Cheyenne 6sw Mesonet station, 6 mi away; snow from Hammon 3 Ssw
Nearby landmarksDead Indian-Wildhorse Site 7 Reservoirreservoir · 1.6 miSargeant Major Creek Site 6 Reservoirreservoir · 1.6 miCroton Creektrailhead · 6.6 miBlack Kettle Campgroundcampground · 8.0 miDead Warrior Lakelake · 8.2 miTaylor Lakelake · 9.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsWashita Battlefield National Historic Sitehistoric site · under a mile · 320 acresBlack Kettle National Grasslandnational grassland · 3.9 mi · 30,688 acresWashita National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 22.6 miFoss State Parkstate park · 27.0 mi · 2,399 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes9 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.1 on 25 May 202147 mi away, near Shattuck, OklahomaMost recent: magnitude 3.5 on 9 Aug 202134 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowRoger Mills County, OK, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsDrought Relatively HighSource: 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, 45 mi away
Internet at home90% of households have a broadband subscription67% have cable, fibre or DSL12% rely on a mobile data plan alone9% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCheyenneserves 778 people from surface water5 health-based violations since 2021latest Jul 2025: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant level19 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,958 ft597 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalRoger Mills Memorial Hospital2.2 miPost officeCheyenne Post Office2.0 miTown hallCheyenne City Hall1.9 miPoliceRoger Mills County Sheriff's Office2.0 miFire stationCheyenne Fire Department2.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLawton Fort Sill Regional Airport LAW103 miMajor airportOKC Will Rogers World Airport OKC119 miInterstateI-40 Bus20 miUS highwayUS 2832.4 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 73628 ZIP area.
