Local servicesHospitalCherokee Nation W W Hastings Hospital6.9 miPost officeWelling Post Office3.1 miTown hallTahlequah City Hall7.9 miPoliceCherokee County Sheriff's Office7.5 miFire stationWelling Tri - Community Fire Department Station 31.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeNortheastern State University8.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportNorthwest Arkansas National Airport XNA44 miMajor airportTulsa International Airport TUL62 miInterstateI-4025 miUS highwayUS 626.2 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 74471 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 36 min6:03 am – 8:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 44 min7:25 am – 5:09 pm
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People1,499 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 39.8559 householdsMedian household income $45,511Median home value $119,800Median rent $680 a month84% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $687 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting0.9% unemployment rate56% of adults are in the labour force, 629 employedMain industries: education and health care 25%, construction 19%, public administration 13%Average commute 28 minutes79% drive alone, 9% car-pool, 10% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages17% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher92% finished high school, 4% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 92%, other languages 4%, Spanish 3%2% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 93°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 51°F, lows 28°F51 in of rain a year, on about 67 dayswettest month May4 in of snow a year, on about 1 days52 days above 90°F, 74 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Tahlequah station, 9 mi away
Nearby landmarksSugar Mountainpeak · under a mileKing Mountainpeak · 3.5 miKeys Springspring · 2.9 miBlue Springspring · 5.0 miNortheastern State Universitycollege · 8.0 miRivercane Resort Campgroundcampground · 7.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCherokee Landing State Parkstate park · 5.3 mi · 117 acresMurrel Home Parkstate historic site · 4.9 miOzark Plateau National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 8.3 mi · 258 acresCookson Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.6 mi · 14,489 acresSparrowhawk Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 9.1 mi · 523 acresPhoenix Parkrecreation area · 9.1 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowCherokee County, OK, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Very HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality56% of days had good air in 2025202 of 362 days measured158 moderate, 2 unhealthy daysMedian index 48, worst day 184main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Adair County, OK, 13 mi away
Internet at home62% of households have a broadband subscription27% have cable, fibre or DSL24% rely on a mobile data plan alone28% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterCherokee Co. Rwd #7 (welling)serves 418 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 20214 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,171 ft357 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
