Town guide

Avard, Oklahoma

Avard is a community in Woods County, Oklahoma, home to about 18 people across 0.1 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 73717.

Homes sold for a median of $62 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.

Population18180 per sq mi
Price per sq ft$62Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026

ZIP codes in Avard

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Avard

Distances

Nearest major airportOKC Will Rogers World Airport (OKC)114 miles away
Closer regional airportWichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport (ICT)90 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Wichita, KS95 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Dallas, TX297 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Avard; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Avard

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Avard had 11 residents in the 2020 census, down 58% since 2000.

It’s the 803rd largest of 827 towns in Oklahoma by population.

Woods County grew from 34,975 residents in 1900 to 8,624 in 2020.

Avard population by census2000: 26, 2020: 11262000112020

Woods County, 1900–2020

Woods County population, 1900 to 20201900: 34,975, 1910: 17,567, 1920: 15,939, 1930: 17,005, 1940: 14,915, 1950: 14,526, 1960: 11,932, 1970: 11,920, 1980: 10,923, 1990: 9,103, 2000: 9,089, 2010: 8,878, 2020: 8,62435K’00’1016K’20’3015K’40’5012K’60’7011K’80’909K’00’109K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 95°F in summer, and winter lows average 23°F. About 30.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 11 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near AvardJan: high 47°F, low 23°F, 1 in; Feb: high 52°F, low 26°F, 1.2 in; Mar: high 61°F, low 35°F, 2.4 in; Apr: high 71°F, low 44°F, 2.9 in; May: high 80°F, low 56°F, 4.1 in; Jun: high 90°F, low 66°F, 4.5 in; Jul: high 95°F, low 71°F, 3.3 in; Aug: high 93°F, low 68°F, 3.6 in; Sep: high 86°F, low 60°F, 2 in; Oct: high 73°F, low 46°F, 2.5 in; Nov: high 59°F, low 34°F, 1.5 in; Dec: high 48°F, low 25°F, 1.3 in47°23°Jan1.052°26°Feb1.261°35°Mar2.471°44°Apr2.980°56°May4.190°66°Jun4.595°71°Jul3.393°68°Aug3.686°60°Sep2.073°46°Oct2.559°34°Nov1.548°25°Dec1.3Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Alva 1w, OK weather station (about a mile away).

Jobs in Woods County

2,139 jobs at 249 businesses in Woods County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Woods CountyRetail trade: 452 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 335 jobs; Mining, oil and gas: 249 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 247 jobs; Wholesale trade: 187 jobs; Finance and insurance: 166 jobs; Other services: 116 jobs; Manufacturing: 88 jobsRetail trade 21% Hotels and restaurants 16% Mining, oil and gas 12% Health care and social assistance 12% Wholesale trade 9% Finance and insurance 8% Other services 5% Manufacturing 4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

68 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Avard.

Nearest hospitals

  • Share Medical CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · Alva1.0 miles
  • Kiowa District HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Kiowa18.1 miles
  • Medicine Lodge Memorial HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Medicine Lodge34.1 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors7
Specialist doctors2
Dentists4
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants10
Mental health providers33
Physical and occupational therapists6
Optometrists2
Chiropractors4
Pharmacies2

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.

Places in and around Avard

Parks (7 nearby)

  • Hatfield Park · 100 acres0.8 mi
  • Woods County Courthouse · 5 acres0.4 mi
  • Alva Town Hall · 2 acres0.5 mi
  • Alva, Oklahoma 73717 · 1 acres0.5 mi

Grocery stores (1 nearby)

  • Alva Market0.3 mi

Pharmacies (1 nearby)

  • Holder Drug0.4 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Library Annex0.4 mi

Museums (1 nearby)

  • Cherokee Strip Museum of Alva0.5 mi

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.

Schools in Avard

Public schools here are run by Alva. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (5)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Washington EsAlvaPre-K–1240Public0.2 mi
Longfellow EsAlva2–3156Public0.8 mi
Lincoln EsAlva4–5151Public0.8 mi
Alva MsAlva6–8228Public0.3 mi
Alva HsAlva9–12279Public0.5 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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