Oklahoma · Census place 4050050

Muskogee, Oklahoma

Muskogee is a city in Muskogee County, Oklahoma with an estimated 36,849 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 13th largest of 212 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
36,849
#13 of 212 in Oklahoma
Change since 2020
+0.2%
+79 people
Land area
43.0 sq mi
+ 1.52 sq mi water
Density
858 / sq mi
State median 896
Orange pin: Muskogee. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Oklahoma City.

Muskogee population, 2020 to 2024

Muskogee added 79 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +0.2%. In the latest year it moved by +5. Among 75 Oklahoma places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 53rd; the median place changed by +2.2%. The median place of 5,000+ in Oklahoma has 12,358 people, so Muskogee is 3.0 times that size.

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July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 36,846. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Muskogee covers 42.96 square miles of land and 1.52 of water, for 858 people per square mile of land. The median Oklahoma place of 5,000+ has 896, so Muskogee is close to the typical town.

What county Muskogee is in

All of Muskogee's residents live in Muskogee County, which had 66,752 residents in 2024. Muskogee holds 55.2% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Muskogee

2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Muskogee by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 74401, 74403. 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 Muskogee is

The Census internal point of Muskogee is at 35.743800, -95.356400. Oklahoma City, the capital, is 121.8 miles W in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Broken Arrow, OK (122,756 people), 31.2 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
35.743800, -95.356400
DMS
35°44'37.68"N 95°21'23.04"W
UTM
15N 286919.2E 3958093.2N
Geohash
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Plus code
8676PJVV+GC

Daylight in Muskogee

At 35.74° N, Muskogee gets about 14 h 35 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 44 min around the December solstice, a swing of 4 h 51 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Muskogee

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Oklahoma, measured between internal points. The closest is Fort Gibson, 6.0 miles away, with 3,814 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Muskogee, OK?

36,849 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 79 (0.2%) from 36,770 in July 2020.

What county is Muskogee in?

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

What ZIP codes cover Muskogee?

2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 74401, 74403.

How far is Muskogee from Oklahoma City?

121.8 miles (196.0 km) in a straight line, heading W from Muskogee.

What is the nearest larger city to Muskogee?

Broken Arrow, OK, with 122,756 residents, 31.2 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.