Alex is a town in Grady County, Oklahoma, home to about 529 people across 6.7 square miles. Its ZIP code is 73002, and parts of 73011 and 73067 are in Alex too.
Homes sold for a median of $66 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Alex; also Dibble
Part is in Alex, part in Bradley
Mostly Ninnekah; part is in Alex
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Alex. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | OKC Will Rogers World Airport (OKC)33 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Oklahoma City, OK40 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Dallas, TX159 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Alex; 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.
Alex had 482 residents in the 2020 census, down 24% since 2000.
It’s the 349th largest of 827 towns in Oklahoma by population.
Grady County grew from 30,309 residents in 1910 to 54,795 in 2020.
Grady County, 1910–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 97°F in summer, and winter lows average 27°F. About 36.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 5 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Chickasha Exp Station, OK weather station (10 miles away).
11,304 jobs at 1,183 businesses in Grady 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)
Counts are within about 2 miles 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.
Public schools here are run by Alex. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex EsAlex | Pre-K–8 | 205 | Public | 1.8 mi |
| Alex HsAlex | 9–12 | 115 | Public | 1.8 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Ninnekah, Bradley and Dibble.
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.