Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 40 min6:16 am – 8:56 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 39 min7:43 am – 5:22 pm
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People9 residentsin the ZIP code area9 households100% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 95°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 48°F, lows 24°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, 109 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Alva 7ssw Mesonet station, 3 mi away; rain from Alva 1w
Nearby landmarksOverton Lakelake · 4.3 miNorthwestern Oklahoma State Universitycollege · 7.5 miAvard Lakelake · 7.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsAlva Recreation Complexrecreation area · 6.6 mi · 117 acresHatfield Parkpark · 8.2 miCopan Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 10.3 mi · 23,457 acresLittle Sahara State Parkstate park · 15.1 mi · 1,854 acresSalt Plains National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 20.9 mi · 21,182 acresGlass Mountains State Parkstate park · 22.0 mi · 559 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes947 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197031 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.1 on 13 Feb 201614 mi away, near Waynoka, OklahomaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 21 Apr 202615 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, 53 mi away
Internet at home0% of households have a broadband subscription0% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone100% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
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 in the county
Elevation1,408 ft429 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalShare Medical Center6.9 miPost officeHopeton Post Officeunder a mileTown hallAlva Municipal Building8.0 miPoliceWoods County Sheriff's Office8.0 miFire stationDacoma Fire Department5.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeNorthwestern Oklahoma State University7.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportStillwater Regional Airport SWO95 miMajor airportOKC Will Rogers World Airport OKC107 miUS highwayUS 2816.3 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 73746 ZIP area.
