Local servicesHospitalNortheastern Health System Sequoyah5.8 miPost officeGans Post Office2.0 miTown hallSallisaw City Hall5.6 miPoliceSequoyah County Sheriff's Office5.5 miFire stationGans Volunteer Fire Department2.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeIndian Capital Technology Center - Sallisaw5.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportFort Smith Regional Airport FSM21 miMajor airportTulsa International Airport TUL85 miInterstateI-403.7 miUS highwayUS 642.2 miCoachFort Smith Van BurenJefferson Lines22 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 74936 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 74936 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 33 min6:04 am – 8:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 46 min7:24 am – 5:10 pm
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People1,338 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 41.0480 householdsMedian household income $53,525Median home value $136,000Median rent $774 a month74% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $455 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting6.3% unemployment rate60% of adults are in the labour force, 611 employedMain industries: education and health care 27%, professional and business services 13%, hospitality, food and recreation 13%Average commute 30 minutes91% drive alone, 5% car-pool, 4% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages16% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher85% finished high school, 4% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 96%, Spanish 4%1% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 48°F, lows 28°F47 in of rain a year, on about 62 dayswettest month May2 in of snow a year, on about 1 days61 days above 90°F, 67 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Sallisaw 2 Nw station, 6 mi away
Nearby landmarksPine Mountainpeak · under a mileKrumpe Mountainpeak · 2.2 miOknoname 135002 Reservoirreservoir · 2.7 miIndian Capital Technology Center - Sallisawcollege · 5.1 miSallisaw Creek Site 40 Reservoirreservoir · 4.1 miTucker Lakelake · 6.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsMcgee Parkpark · 4.9 miSallisaw City Parkpark · 5.1 miFort Smith National Historic Sitehistoric site · 16.6 miFort Smith National Cemeteryhistoric site · 16.8 miJ.P. Hammerschmidt Recreation Arearecreation area · 20.6 mi · 4,491 acresLake Tenkiller State Parkstate park · 21.9 mi · 514 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes14 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.7 on 24 Aug 202141 mi away, near Quinton, OklahomaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 3 Jun 202247 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowSequoyah County, OK, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Very HighLightning 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, Sequoyah County monitors, OK
Internet at home78% of households have a broadband subscription37% have cable, fibre or DSL37% rely on a mobile data plan alone17% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterGans Utility Authorityserves 600 people from surface water purchased1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique7 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation617 ft188 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
