Local servicesHospitalEastern Oklahoma Medical Center6.5 miPost officeMonroe Post Officeunder a mileTown hallPoteau City Hall7.4 miPolicePoteau Police Department7.4 miFire stationMonroe Volunteer Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryMonroe Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeCarl Albert State College7.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportFort Smith Regional Airport FSM25 miMajor airportTulsa International Airport TUL113 miInterstateI-4921 miUS highwayUS 596.9 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 74947 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 31 min6:04 am – 8:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 48 min7:22 am – 5:10 pm
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People106 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 25.538 householdsMedian household income $41,250Median rent $717 a month66% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,107 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 93°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 51°F, lows 27°F49 in of rain a year, on about 64 dayswettest month May1 in of snow a year, on about 0 days71 days above 90°F, 76 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Wister 3s station, 11 mi away; rain from Spiro
Nearby landmarksSugar Loaf Mountainpeak · 3.6 miRound Mountainpeak · 5.6 miCarl Albert State Collegecollege · 7.5 miTerrell Lakelake · 6.8 miLong Lakelake · 7.0 miLost Poteau Riverriver · 9.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsHeavener Runestone Parkpark · 7.1 miTwyman Park & Poolpark · 7.1 miWister State Parkstate park · 12.4 mi · 3,377 acresOuachita National Forestnational forest · 17.0 miQueen Wihelmina State Parkstate park · 22.1 mi · 472 acresJ.P. Hammerschmidt Recreation Arearecreation area · 27.7 mi · 4,491 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes12 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 2 Jun 197732 mi away, near Mena, ArkansasMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 1 Sep 202148 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateLe Flore County, OK, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Very HighDrought Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality72% of days had good air in 2025258 of 359 days measured99 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 42, worst day 138main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Sequoyah County, OK, 38 mi away
Internet at home58% of households have a broadband subscription42% have cable, fibre or DSL13% rely on a mobile data plan alone42% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterLeflore Co. Consolidated Rwd #12serves 1,800 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 20218 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation540 ft165 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
