Local servicesHospitalHealdton Municipal Hospital17.3 miPost officeTatums Post Office1.4 miTown hallRatliff City Town Hall4.5 miPoliceRatliff City Police Department4.3 miFire stationRatliff City Volunteer Fire Department4.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLawton Fort Sill Regional Airport LAW56 miMajor airportOKC Will Rogers World Airport OKC64 miInterstateI-3515 miUS highwayUS 7717 miAmtrakPauls Valley, OK PVL23 miCoachArdmore McDonald'sGreyhound25 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 73487 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 28 min6:17 am – 8:45 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 51 min7:32 am – 5:23 pm
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People178 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 47.071 householdsMedian household income $31,250Median home value $77,500Median rent $788 a month68% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $375 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages4% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher94% finished high school, 0% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 95°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 53°F, lows 27°F37 in of rain a year, on about 53 dayswettest month May2 in of snow a year, on about 2 days84 days above 90°F, 74 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Healdton 3 E station, 16 mi away
Nearby landmarksWildhorse Creek Site 11 Reservoirreservoir · 2.3 miWildhorse Creek Site 10 Reservoirreservoir · 2.8 miBanks Humble Lake Number 1lake · 9.1 miZelder Humble Lake Number 2lake · 9.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsChickasaw National Recreation Areanational recreation area · 22.6 mi · 9,678 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes60 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.2 on 18 Jan 199523 mi away, near Erin Springs, OklahomaMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 4 Sep 202639 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowCarter County, OK, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsTornado Relatively HighHail Relatively HighIce storm Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality82% of days had good air in 2025280 of 343 days measured62 moderate, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 32, worst day 155main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Carter County monitors, OK
Internet at home61% of households have a broadband subscription47% have cable, fibre or DSL9% rely on a mobile data plan alone28% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterArdmoreserves 24,893 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest May 2024: surface water treatment, treatment techniqueSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation936 ft285 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
