Local servicesHospitalChoctaw Nation Medical Center15.4 miPost officeFanshawe Post Office4.5 miTown hallWister City Hall9.7 miPoliceWister Police Department9.7 miFire stationSummerfield Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportFort Smith Regional Airport FSM42 miMajor airportTulsa International Airport TUL107 miInterstateI-4037 miUS highwayUS 271under a mileSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 74966 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 74966 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 30 min6:06 am – 8:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 49 min7:23 am – 5:12 pm
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People3,540 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 38.51,263 householdsMedian household income $53,324Median home value $128,100Median rent $834 a month80% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $884 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate53% of adults are in the labour force, 1,394 employedMain industries: education and health care 29%, retail 16%, farming, forestry and mining 11%Average commute 28 minutes91% drive alone, 6% car-pool, 3% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages18% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher89% finished high school, 7% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 98%, Spanish 1%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 93°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 51°F, lows 27°F52 in of rain a year, on about 66 dayswettest month May1 in of snow a year, on about 0 days71 days above 90°F, 76 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Wister 3s station, 10 mi away; rain from Fanshawe
Nearby landmarksHigh Pointpeak · 3.7 miBrushy Mountainpeak · 4.7 miBOARDSTANDtrailhead · 5.1 miWister Lakelake · 6.1 miCaston Mountain Creek Site 1 Reservoirreservoir · 6.6 miCaston Mountain Creek Site 3 Reservoirreservoir · 7.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsWister Wildlife Management Area & Waterfowl Refugestate conservation land · under a mile · 35,425 acresWister State Parkstate park · 6.2 mi · 3,377 acresRobbers Cave State Resort Parkstate park · 25.0 mi · 7,800 acresOuachita National Forestnational forest · 25.6 miOzark National Forestnational forest · 58.4 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes15 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 2 Jun 197743 mi away, near Mena, ArkansasMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 3 Jun 202238 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateLe Flore County, OK, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Very HighDrought 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, nearest monitors: Sequoyah County, OK, 43 mi away
Internet at home72% of households have a broadband subscription31% have cable, fibre or DSL26% rely on a mobile data plan alone26% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterLeflore Co. Rwd #18serves 3,870 people from surface water purchased9 health-based violations since 2021latest Oct 2025: haloacetic acids (HAA5), maximum contaminant level3 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation546 ft166 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
