Local servicesHospitalMemorial Health System of Southwest Oklahoma1.9 miPost officeSheridan Lawton Post Office1.7 miTown hallLawton City Hall3.6 miPoliceComanche County Sheriff's Office3.9 miFire stationLawton Fire Department Station 51.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi11 schools7 elementary, 1 middle, 2 high, 1 otherElementaryRidgecrest Elementary Schoolunder a mileElementaryHugh Bish Elementary Schoolunder a mileElementaryCrosby Park Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeCameron University2.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLawton Fort Sill Regional Airport LAW4.9 miMajor airportOKC Will Rogers World Airport OKC72 miInterstateI-443.9 miUS highwayUS 62under a mileAmtrakPurcell, OK PUR68 miCoachLawton Lats Transfer CenterGreyhound3.9 miTransit5 stops within a mileLawton Area Transit System (LATS)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 73558 ZIP area.
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 29 min6:21 am – 8:50 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 50 min7:36 am – 5:27 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 96°F, lows 72°FColdest month January: highs 51°F, lows 28°F34 in of rain a year, on about 49 dayswettest month May2 in of snow a year, on about 1 days83 days above 90°F, 70 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Lawton station, 2 mi away; snow from Wichita Mtn Wr
Nearby landmarksCameron Universitycollege · 2.1 miPlatt Collegecollege · 3.5 miMcKenzie Hillpeak · 2.2 miGeronimo Pondlake · under a mileGrierson Hillpeak · 2.4 miRocket Pondlake · 1.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsHarold Parkpark · under a milePutney Parkpark · 1.1 miWichita Mountains Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 10.1 mi · 59,021 acresFort Sill National Cemeteryhistoric site · 10.8 mi · 385 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes19 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.2 on 18 Jan 199550 mi away, near Erin Springs, OklahomaMost recent: magnitude 3.7 on 25 Sep 202340 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateComanche County, OK, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Very HighStrong wind Relatively HighTornado Relatively HighCold wave Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality67% of days had good air in 2025239 of 358 days measured115 moderate, 4 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 44, worst day 131main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Comanche County monitors, OK
Drinking waterLawtonserves 92,757 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20213 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,137 ft347 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
