Oklahoma · Census place 4021900

Duncan, Oklahoma

Duncan is a city in Stephens County, Oklahoma with an estimated 23,174 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 22nd largest of 212 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
23,174
#22 of 212 in Oklahoma
Change since 2020
+2.3%
+521 people
Land area
42.9 sq mi
+ 4.88 sq mi water
Density
540 / sq mi
State median 896
Orange pin: Duncan. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Oklahoma City.

Duncan population, 2020 to 2024

Duncan added 521 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +2.3%. In the latest year it moved by -24. Among 75 Oklahoma places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 37th; the median place changed by +2.2%. The median place of 5,000+ in Oklahoma has 12,358 people, so Duncan is 1.9 times that size.

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July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 22,675. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Duncan covers 42.94 square miles of land and 4.88 of water, for 540 people per square mile of land. The median Oklahoma place of 5,000+ has 896, so Duncan is less dense than the typical town.

What county Duncan is in

All of Duncan's residents live in Stephens County, which had 44,075 residents in 2024. Duncan holds 52.6% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Duncan

2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Duncan by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 73055, 73533. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where Duncan is

The Census internal point of Duncan is at 34.481600, -97.960500. Oklahoma City, the capital, is 74.5 miles NNE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Lawton, OK (90,027 people), 27.8 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Wichita Falls, TX, 51.2 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
34.481600, -97.960500
DMS
34°28'53.76"N 97°57'37.80"W
UTM
14N 595452.3E 3816047.2N
Geohash
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Plus code
8664F2JQ+JQ

Daylight in Duncan

At 34.48° N, Duncan gets about 14 h 28 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 51 min around the December solstice, a swing of 4 h 37 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Duncan

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Oklahoma, measured between internal points. The closest is Comanche, 8.3 miles away, with 1,397 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Duncan, OK?

23,174 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 521 (2.3%) from 22,653 in July 2020.

What county is Duncan in?

Stephens County. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover Duncan?

2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 73055, 73533.

How far is Duncan from Oklahoma City?

74.5 miles (119.8 km) in a straight line, heading NNE from Duncan.

What is the nearest larger city to Duncan?

Lawton, OK, with 90,027 residents, 27.8 miles away between internal points.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  3. 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
  4. 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.