Local servicesHospitalPurcell Municipal Hospital16.8 miPost officeWanette Post Office3.6 miTown hallWanette Town Hall3.6 miPoliceAsher Police Department8.2 miFire stationWanette Volunteer Fire Department Station 21.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportOKC Will Rogers World Airport OKC40 miInterstateI-3517 miUS highwayUS 1778.0 miAmtrakPurcell, OK PUR16 miCoachNorman Research LNCFlixBus25 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 74878 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 31 min6:14 am – 8:45 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 48 min7:32 am – 5:20 pm
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People1,677 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 41.8704 householdsMedian household income $70,833Median home value $156,300Median rent $729 a month90% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $648 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting5.4% unemployment rate49% of adults are in the labour force, 609 employedMain industries: retail 24%, education and health care 21%, public administration 11%Average commute 43 minutes75% drive alone, 5% car-pool, 6% walk or cycle, 13% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages24% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher90% finished high school, 3% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 93°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 51°F, lows 30°F41 in of rain a yearwettest month May3 in of snow a year, on about 1 days71 days above 90°F, 62 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Byars 3ese Mesonet station, 11 mi away; snow from Konawa
Nearby landmarksOknoname 12511 Reservoirreservoir · 1.0 miSalt Creek Site 17 Reservoirreservoir · 1.5 miSpores Lakelake · 4.9 miDahlgren Lakelake · 8.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsLexington Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.5 mi · 9,409 acresLake Thunderbird State Parkstate park · 17.7 mi · 7,201 acresGriffin Memorialstate park · 25.5 mi · 153 acresFrances Catestate park · 25.6 miChickasaw National Recreation Areanational recreation area · 35.5 mi · 9,678 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes484 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197021 of magnitude 4+, 2 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.7 on 6 Nov 201140 mi away, near Prague, OklahomaMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 4 Sep 202632 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModeratePottawatomie County, OK, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Very HighTornado Relatively HighHail Relatively HighWinter weather Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality57% of days had good air in 2025207 of 364 days measured154 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 48, worst day 130main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Cleveland County, OK, 20 mi away
Internet at home77% of households have a broadband subscription50% have cable, fibre or DSL16% rely on a mobile data plan alone21% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterWanette Public Works Authorityserves 402 people from surface water purchased33 health-based violations since 2021latest Oct 2025: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant level20 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,065 ft325 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
