Local servicesHospitalJefferson County Hospital1.4 miPost officeWaurika Post Office2.7 miTown hallWaurika City Hall2.6 miPoliceWaurika Police Department2.6 miFire stationWaurika Volunteer Fire Department2.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportWichita Falls Municipal Airport / Sheppard Air Force Base SPS32 miMajor airportOKC Will Rogers World Airport OKC89 miInterstateI-4428 miUS highwayUS 811.1 miAmtrakArdmore, OK ADM48 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 73573 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 26 min6:20 am – 8:46 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 53 min7:33 am – 5:26 pm
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People2,356 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 41.1948 householdsMedian household income $52,941Median home value $78,800Median rent $631 a month65% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $599 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting4.0% unemployment rate57% of adults are in the labour force, 1,043 employedMain industries: farming, forestry and mining 22%, education and health care 18%, manufacturing 15%Average commute 27 minutes67% drive alone, 17% car-pool, 7% take public transport, 2% walk or cycle, 6% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages21% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher88% finished high school, 3% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 92%, Spanish 6%, Tagalog 1%1% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 96°F, lows 72°FColdest month January: highs 55°F, lows 30°F32 in of rain a year, on about 45 dayswettest month May2 in of snow a year, on about 1 days100 days above 90°F, 65 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Waurika 1ene Mesonet station, 2 mi away; rain from Waurika
Nearby landmarksOknoname 067003 Reservoirreservoir · 5.0 miJapanese Beaver Lake Damlake · 6.0 miCow Creek Site 2 Reservoirreservoir · 5.2 miMonument Hillpeak · 7.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsJap Beaver Public Fishing Areastate conservation land · 5.8 mi · 208 acresHagerman National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 27.3 mi · 822 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes27 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.2 on 18 Jan 199548 mi away, near Erin Springs, OklahomaMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 1 Mar 202635 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowJefferson County, OK, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsDrought Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality82% of days had good air in 2025280 of 343 days measured62 moderate, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 32, worst day 155main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Carter County, OK, 39 mi away
Internet at home81% of households have a broadband subscription48% have cable, fibre or DSL26% rely on a mobile data plan alone14% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterWaurika Public Works Authorityserves 2,100 people from surface water54 health-based violations since 2021latest Oct 2025: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant level6 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation942 ft287 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
