Oklahoma · Census place 4052500

Norman, Oklahoma

Norman is a city in Cleveland County, Oklahoma with an estimated 131,010 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 3rd largest of 212 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
131,010
#3 of 212 in Oklahoma
Change since 2020
+2.2%
+2,831 people
Land area
178.7 sq mi
+ 10.54 sq mi water
Density
733 / sq mi
State median 896
Orange pin: Norman. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Oklahoma City.

Norman population, 2020 to 2024

Norman added 2,831 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +2.2%. In the latest year it moved by +661. Among 75 Oklahoma places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 38th; the median place changed by +2.2%. The median place of 5,000+ in Oklahoma has 12,358 people, so Norman is 10.6 times that size.

128.2k2020129.1k2021129.8k2022130.3k2023131.0k2024
July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 127,997. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Norman covers 178.65 square miles of land and 10.54 of water, for 733 people per square mile of land. The median Oklahoma place of 5,000+ has 896, so Norman is less dense than the typical town.

What county Norman is in

All of Norman's residents live in Cleveland County, which had 303,952 residents in 2024. Norman holds 43.1% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Norman

8 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Norman by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 73019, 73026, 73068, 73069, 73070, 73071, 73072, 74857. 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 Norman is

The Census internal point of Norman is at 35.240600, -97.345300. Oklahoma City, the capital, is 19.5 miles NNW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Oklahoma City, OK (712,919 people), 18.3 miles away. The ground at the internal point is about 351 m (1,152 ft) above sea level.

Internal point

Decimal
35.240600, -97.345300
DMS
35°14'26.16"N 97°20'43.08"W
UTM
14N 650557.9E 3900979.9N
Geohash
9y6b2z776
Plus code
86746MR3+6V
Time zone
America/Chicago

Daylight in Norman

At 35.24° N, Norman gets about 14 h 32 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 47 min around the December solstice, a swing of 4 h 45 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026. Month-by-month sunrise and sunset times are on the Norman daylight page.

Places near Norman

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Oklahoma, measured between internal points. The closest is Noble, 7.4 miles away, with 7,779 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Norman, OK?

131,010 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 2,831 (2.2%) from 128,179 in July 2020.

What county is Norman in?

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

What ZIP codes cover Norman?

8 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 73019, 73026, 73068, 73069, 73070, 73071, 73072, 74857.

How far is Norman from Oklahoma City?

19.5 miles (31.4 km) in a straight line, heading NNW from Norman.

What is the nearest larger city to Norman?

Oklahoma City, OK, with 712,919 residents, 18.3 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)
  5. 05Open-Meteo forecast API (time zone and Copernicus GLO-90 elevation) (last verified 2026-09-30)

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