Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 32 min6:04 am – 8:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 47 min7:23 am – 5:10 pm
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People1,508 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 31.0626 householdsMedian household income $49,375Median home value $124,800Median rent $785 a month62% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $667 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting5.7% unemployment rate58% of adults are in the labour force, 593 employedMain industries: retail 31%, education and health care 22%, manufacturing 12%Average commute 26 minutes86% drive alone, 6% car-pool, 7% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages7% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher88% finished high school, 2% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 96%, Spanish 4%1% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
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, 16 mi away; rain from Spiro
Nearby landmarksNew Spiro Lakelake · 3.1 miCarter Lakelake · 3.8 miLost Poteau Riverriver · 6.0 miCavanal Mountainpeak · 7.0 miBuck Creek Mountainpeak · 7.2 miCarl Albert State Collegecollege · 9.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsTwyman Park & Poolpark · 9.3 miWister State Parkstate park · 16.3 mi · 3,377 acresFort Smith National Cemeteryhistoric site · 19.6 miFort Smith National Historic Sitehistoric site · 19.8 miJ.P. Hammerschmidt Recreation Arearecreation area · 22.3 mi · 4,491 acresOuachita National Forestnational forest · 31.4 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes15 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 2 Jun 197747 mi away, near Mena, ArkansasMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 3 Jun 202247 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, 23 mi away
Internet at home93% of households have a broadband subscription66% have cable, fibre or DSL23% rely on a mobile data plan alone6% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterPanama Pwaserves 1,400 people from surface water purchased10 health-based violations since 2021latest Apr 2023: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant level3 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation450 ft137 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalEastern Oklahoma Medical Center9.3 miPost officePanama Post Officeunder a mileTown hallPanama Town Hallunder a milePolicePanama Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationPanama Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 highHighPanama High Schoolunder a mileMiddlePanama Middle Schoolunder a mileElementaryPanama Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeCarl Albert State College9.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportFort Smith Regional Airport FSM20 miMajor airportTulsa International Airport TUL99 miInterstateI-54015 miUS highwayUS 271under a mileCoachFort Smith Van BurenJefferson Lines25 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 74951 ZIP area.
