Local servicesHospitalNewman Memorial Hospital9.5 miPost officeGage Post Office6.9 miTown hallGage Town Office6.8 miPoliceShattuck Police Department9.2 miFire stationGage Fire Department6.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLiberal Mid-America Regional Airport LBL77 miMajor airportOKC Will Rogers World Airport OKC143 miUS highwayUS 28312 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 73843 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 73843 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 39 min6:21 am – 9:00 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 41 min7:47 am – 5:27 pm
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People896 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 44.4346 householdsMedian household income $53,125Median home value $116,400Median rent $848 a month83% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $967 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting9.8% unemployment rate53% of adults are in the labour force, 330 employedMain industries: farming, forestry and mining 25%, construction 12%, retail 11%Average commute 29 minutes79% drive alone, 18% car-pool, 3% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages20% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher88% finished high school, 6% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%, Spanish 1%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 95°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 51°F, lows 22°F21 in of rain a year, on about 37 dayswettest month June11 in of snow a year, on about 6 days85 days above 90°F, 118 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Gage Ap station, 8 mi away; snow from Fargo 3ene
Nearby landmarksFlat Toppeak · 6.4 miOknoname 045001 Reservoirreservoir · 7.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBoiling State Parkrings State Parkstate park · 29.1 mi · 775 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes95 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.5 on 15 Feb 197449 mi away, near Perryton, TexasMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 17 Dec 202249 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowEllis County, OK, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Relatively HighDrought 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, 54 mi away
Internet at home79% of households have a broadband subscription48% have cable, fibre or DSL18% rely on a mobile data plan alone17% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterGageserves 429 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique9 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation2,294 ft699 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
