Alderson is a town in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, home to about 259 people across 0.6 square miles. Its ZIP code is 74522, and parts of 74501 are in Alderson too.
Homes sold for a median of $122 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Mostly Alderson
Mostly McAlester; part is in Alderson
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Alderson. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Tulsa International Airport (TUL)88 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Fort Smith Regional Airport (FSM)83 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Tulsa, OK84 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Dallas, TX158 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Alderson; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Alderson had 220 residents in the 2020 census, down 16% since 2000.
It’s the 504th largest of 827 towns in Oklahoma by population.
Pittsburg County grew from 47,650 residents in 1910 to 43,773 in 2020.
Pittsburg County, 1910–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 93°F in summer, and winter lows average 30°F. About 42.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Mcalester Rgnl Ap, OK weather station (3 miles away).
10,409 jobs at 933 businesses in Pittsburg County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Parks (1 nearby)
Grocery stores (2 nearby)
Pharmacies (3 nearby)
Libraries
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
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Shares ZIP codes with McAlester, Krebs, Arpelar, Bug Tussle, Canadian Shores, Haywood, Savanna, Crowder, Bache and Scipio.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.