Oklahoma · Census place 4045350

McLoud, Oklahoma

McLoud is a city in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma with an estimated 4,519 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 81st largest of 212 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
4,519
#81 of 212 in Oklahoma
Change since 2020
+3.6%
+159 people
Land area
18.0 sq mi
+ 0.08 sq mi water
Density
251 / sq mi
State median 896
Orange pin: McLoud. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Oklahoma City.

McLoud population, 2020 to 2024

McLoud added 159 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +3.6%. In the latest year it moved by +47.

4,36020204,39420214,42820224,47220234,5192024
July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 4,351. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

McLoud covers 18.02 square miles of land and 0.08 of water, for 251 people per square mile of land. The median Oklahoma place of 5,000+ has 896, so McLoud is less dense than the typical town.

What county McLoud is in

All of McLoud's residents live in Pottawatomie County, which had 74,446 residents in 2024. McLoud holds 6.1% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in McLoud

2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap McLoud by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 74804, 74851. 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 McLoud is

The Census internal point of McLoud is at 35.412200, -97.106600. Oklahoma City, the capital, is 23.0 miles WNW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Harrah, OK (6,853 people), 6.0 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Norman, OK, 18.0 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
35.412200, -97.106600
DMS
35°24'43.92"N 97°06'23.76"W
UTM
14N 671915.3E 3920402.4N
Geohash
9y6cqq95h
Plus code
8674CV6V+V9

Daylight in McLoud

At 35.41° N, McLoud gets about 14 h 33 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 46 min around the December solstice, a swing of 4 h 47 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near McLoud

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Oklahoma, measured between internal points. The closest is Harrah, 6.0 miles away, with 6,853 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of McLoud, OK?

4,519 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 159 (3.6%) from 4,360 in July 2020.

What county is McLoud in?

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

What ZIP codes cover McLoud?

2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 74804, 74851.

How far is McLoud from Oklahoma City?

23.0 miles (37.0 km) in a straight line, heading WNW from McLoud.

What is the nearest larger city to McLoud?

Harrah, OK, with 6,853 residents, 6.0 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.