Oklahoma · Census place 4075000

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Tulsa is a city in 4 counties of Oklahoma with an estimated 415,154 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 2nd largest of 212 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
415,154
#2 of 212 in Oklahoma
Change since 2020
+0.4%
+1,491 people
Land area
197.7 sq mi
+ 4.09 sq mi water
Density
2,099 / sq mi
State median 896
Orange pin: Tulsa. Shaded: counties it spans. Dark pin: Oklahoma City.

Tulsa population, 2020 to 2024

Tulsa added 1,491 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +0.4%. In the latest year it moved by +1,119. Among 75 Oklahoma places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 52nd; the median place changed by +2.2%. The median place of 5,000+ in Oklahoma has 12,358 people, so Tulsa is 33.6 times that size.

413.7k2020412.9k2021413.1k2022414.0k2023415.2k2024
July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 413,143. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Tulsa covers 197.74 square miles of land and 4.09 of water, for 2,099 people per square mile of land. The median Oklahoma place of 5,000+ has 896, so Tulsa is denser than the typical town.

The 4 counties Tulsa spans

Tulsa crosses county lines. The Census county-part estimates split its 415,154 residents as follows; Tulsa County holds 98.6% of them. The shaded shapes are on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

  1. 01Tulsa County409,274
  2. 02Osage County5,802
  3. 03Rogers County41
  4. 04Wagoner County37
Residents inside each county, Census Vintage 2024 county-part estimates (SUMLEV 157).

ZIP codes in Tulsa

29 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Tulsa by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 74015, 74103, 74104, 74105, 74106, 74107, 74108, 74110, 74112, 74114, 74115, 74116, 74117, 74119, 74120, 74126, 74127, 74128, 74129, 74130, 74132, 74133, 74134, 74135, 74136, 74137, 74145, 74146, 74171. 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 Tulsa is

The Census internal point of Tulsa is at 36.127900, -95.902300. Oklahoma City, the capital, is 99.9 miles WSW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Oklahoma City, OK (712,919 people), 101.2 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Broken Arrow, OK, 9.3 miles away. The ground at the internal point is about 222 m (728 ft) above sea level.

Internal point

Decimal
36.127900, -95.902300
DMS
36°07'40.44"N 95°54'8.28"W
UTM
15N 238811.3E 4002036.8N
Geohash
9y7v98yh6
Plus code
868643HX+53
Time zone
America/Chicago

Daylight in Tulsa

At 36.13° N, Tulsa gets about 14 h 37 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 42 min around the December solstice, a swing of 4 h 55 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 Tulsa daylight page.

Places near Tulsa

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Oklahoma, measured between internal points. The closest is Catoosa, 8.2 miles away, with 7,497 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Tulsa, OK?

415,154 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 1,491 (0.4%) from 413,663 in July 2020.

What county is Tulsa in?

It spans 4 counties: Tulsa County (409,274 residents), Osage County (5,802 residents), Rogers County (41 residents), Wagoner County (37 residents).

What ZIP codes cover Tulsa?

29 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 74015, 74103, 74104, 74105, 74106, 74107, 74108, 74110, 74112, 74114, 74115, 74116, and more.

How far is Tulsa from Oklahoma City?

99.9 miles (160.7 km) in a straight line, heading WSW from Tulsa.

What is the nearest larger city to Tulsa?

Oklahoma City, OK, with 712,919 residents, 101.2 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)
  5. 05Open-Meteo forecast API (time zone and Copernicus GLO-90 elevation) (last verified 2026-09-30)

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