Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 27 min6:21 am – 8:48 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 52 min7:35 am – 5:27 pm
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People1,144 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 45.2442 householdsMedian household income $29,737Median home value $55,000Median rent $717 a month80% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $449 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting4.3% unemployment rate43% of adults are in the labour force, 378 employedMain industries: education and health care 32%, construction 11%, manufacturing 10%Average commute 25 minutes86% drive alone, 12% car-pool, 1% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages13% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher84% finished high school, 6% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 98%, Spanish 2%1% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 97°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 53°F, lows 27°F33 in of rain a year, on about 46 dayswettest month May2 in of snow a year, on about 1 days97 days above 90°F, 75 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Walters station, 8 mi away
Parks and public landsWaurika Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 4.6 mi · 10,035 acresYouth Parkpark · 8.0 miJap Beaver Public Fishing Areastate conservation land · 10.5 mi · 208 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes21 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.9 on 28 Apr 199838 mi away, near Medicine Park, OklahomaMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 1 Mar 202645 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowCotton County, OK, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsDrought Relatively ModerateWildfire Relatively LowSource: 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, nearest monitors: Comanche County, OK, 31 mi away
Internet at home81% of households have a broadband subscription40% have cable, fibre or DSL25% rely on a mobile data plan alone14% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterTempleserves 1,146 people from surface water36 health-based violations since 2021latest Apr 2025: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant level12 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation983 ft300 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalJefferson County Hospital15.5 miPost officeTemple Post Office1.0 miTown hallWalters City Hall8.3 miPoliceWalters Police Department8.3 miFire stationTemple Volunteer Fire Department1.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 elementary, 1 highHighTemple High School1.0 miElementaryTemple Elementary School1.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLawton Fort Sill Regional Airport LAW24 miMajor airportOKC Will Rogers World Airport OKC86 miInterstateI-4412 miUS highwayUS 707.4 miAmtrakArdmore, OK ADM63 miCoachLawton Lats Transfer CenterGreyhound26 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 73568 ZIP area.
