Local servicesHospitalChoctaw Memorial Hospital17.0 miPost officeSwink Post Office1.0 miTown hallFort Towson Town Hall3.8 miPoliceValliant Police Department6.1 miFire stationSwink Volunteer Fire Department1.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementarySwink Elementary Schoolunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTexarkana Regional Airport (Webb Field) TXK79 miMajor airportDallas Love Field DAL124 miUS highwayUS 701.8 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 25 min6:10 am – 8:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 53 min7:22 am – 5:15 pm
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People37 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 23.714 householdsMedian household income $51,500Median home value $107,50079% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $450 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 94°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 54°F, lows 32°F52 in of rain a year, on about 70 dayswettest month May1 in of snow a year, on about 1 days71 days above 90°F, 52 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Hugo station, 19 mi away; rain from Valliant 3 W
Parks and public landsRaymond Gary State Parkstate park · 3.1 mi · 71 acresPine Creek Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.6 mi · 8,670 acresHugo Lake State Parkstate park · 10.7 mi · 9,337 acresHochatown State Parkstate park · 28.5 mi · 3,325 acresOuachita National Forestnational forest · 32.8 mi · 353,441 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Apr 200512 mi away, near Swink, OklahomaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Apr 200512 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowChoctaw County, OK, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsDrought Relatively HighIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality55% of days had good air in 2025188 of 342 days measured153 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 48, worst day 107main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Bowie County, TX, 59 mi away
Internet at home93% of households have a broadband subscription14% have cable, fibre or DSL29% rely on a mobile data plan alone7% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterChoctaw Co. Rwd #2serves 373 people from surface water purchased5 health-based violations since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique1 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation467 ft142 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
