Local servicesHospitalAscension Saint John Nowata Hospital8.2 miPost officeDelaware Post Office3.0 miTown hallNowata City Hall8.0 miPoliceNowata County Sheriff's Office7.9 miFire stationLenapah Fire Department3.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTulsa International Airport TUL45 miInterstateI-4427 miUS highwayUS 1693.4 miCoachCoffeyvilleJefferson Lines16 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 74027 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 41 min6:03 am – 8:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 38 min7:31 am – 5:09 pm
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People848 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 50.1342 householdsMedian household income $42,344Median home value $126,600Median rent $697 a month74% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $823 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting4.2% unemployment rate48% of adults are in the labour force, 321 employedMain industries: education and health care 26%, manufacturing 14%, construction 13%Average commute 32 minutes70% drive alone, 19% car-pool, 11% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages13% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher91% finished high school, 3% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 92°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 48°F, lows 26°F42 in of rain a year, on about 59 dayswettest month May9 in of snow a year, on about 5 days60 days above 90°F, 82 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Nowata station, 9 mi away; rain from Lenapah; snow from Wann
Parks and public landsOologah Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.6 mi · 18,122 acresJack Gordon Parkpark · 8.4 miDog Iron Ranch & Will Rogers Birthplacestate park · 23.4 mi · 574 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 1 Oct 201442 mi away, near Galesburg, KansasMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 1 Oct 201442 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowNowata County, OK, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsStrong wind Relatively HighIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality68% of days had good air in 2025234 of 344 days measured108 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 44, worst day 168main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Washington County, OK, 18 mi away
Internet at home49% of households have a broadband subscription8% have cable, fibre or DSL19% rely on a mobile data plan alone50% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterDelawareserves 456 people from surface water6 health-based violations since 2021latest Oct 2025: carbon, total, treatment technique87 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation707 ft215 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
