Oklahoma · Census place 4079250
Waurika, Oklahoma
Waurika is a city in Jefferson County, Oklahoma with an estimated 1,842 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 152nd largest of 212 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 1,842
- #152 of 212 in Oklahoma
- Change since 2020
- +0.4%
- +7 people
- Land area
- 11.9 sq mi
- Density
- 155 / sq mi
- State median 896
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Waurika population, 2020 to 2024
Waurika added 7 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +0.4%. In the latest year it moved by -1.
Waurika covers 11.92 square miles of land, for 155 people per square mile of land. The median Oklahoma place of 5,000+ has 896, so Waurika is less dense than the typical town.
What county Waurika is in
All of Waurika's residents live in Jefferson County, which had 5,374 residents in 2024. Waurika holds 34.3% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in Waurika
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Waurika by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 73573. 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 Waurika is
The Census internal point of Waurika is at 34.183700, -98.026300. Oklahoma City, the capital, is 95.1 miles NNE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Duncan, OK (23,174 people), 20.9 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Wichita Falls, TX, 34.4 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 34.183700, -98.026300
- DMS
- 34°11'1.32"N 98°01'34.68"W
- UTM
- 14N 589726.7E 3782953.0N
- Geohash
- 9y463qgqm
- Plus code
- 86635XMF+FF
Daylight in Waurika
At 34.18° N, Waurika gets about 14 h 26 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 52 min around the December solstice, a swing of 4 h 34 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Waurika
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Oklahoma, measured between internal points. The closest is Comanche, 12.6 miles away, with 1,397 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Waurika, OK?
1,842 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 7 (0.4%) from 1,835 in July 2020.
What county is Waurika in?
Jefferson County. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover Waurika?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 73573.
How far is Waurika from Oklahoma City?
95.1 miles (153.1 km) in a straight line, heading NNE from Waurika.
What is the nearest larger city to Waurika?
Duncan, OK, with 23,174 residents, 20.9 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.
- 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
- 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.