Ames is a town in Major County, Oklahoma, home to about 220 people across 0.3 square miles. Its ZIP code is 73718.
Homes sold for a median of $111 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Ames. 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)67 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Stillwater Regional Airport (SWO)61 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Oklahoma City, OK65 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Dallas, TX251 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Ames; 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.
Ames had 193 residents in the 2020 census, down 3% since 2000.
It’s the 532nd largest of 827 towns in Oklahoma by population.
Major County grew from 15,248 residents in 1910 to 7,782 in 2020.
Major County, 1910–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 96°F in summer, and winter lows average 27°F. About 30.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 10 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Okeene, OK weather station (11 miles away).
1,716 jobs at 236 businesses in Major County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
2 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Ames.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 2 |
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Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
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