Town guide

Bartlesville, Oklahoma

Bartlesville is a city in Washington County, Oklahoma, home to about 37,878 people across 23 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 74003 and 74006, and parts of 74051 are in Bartlesville too.

Homes sold for a median of $110 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.

Population37,8781,671 per sq mi
Median home value$167,200Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$110Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking24%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Bartlesville

3 ZIP codes, 1 shared with neighboring towns

Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Bartlesville. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology

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Around Bartlesville

Distances

Nearest major airportTulsa International Airport (TUL)37 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Tulsa, OK42 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Dallas, TX276 miles away

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

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

Who represents Bartlesville

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

Bartlesville had 37,290 residents in the 2020 census, up 7% since 2000.

It’s the 12th largest of 827 towns in Oklahoma by population.

Washington County grew from 17,484 residents in 1910 to 52,455 in 2020.

Bartlesville population by census2000: 34,748, 2010: 35,750, 2020: 37,29034,748200035,750201037,2902020

Washington County, 1910–2020

Washington County population, 1910 to 20201910: 17,484, 1920: 27,002, 1930: 27,777, 1940: 30,559, 1950: 32,880, 1960: 42,347, 1970: 42,277, 1980: 48,113, 1990: 48,066, 2000: 48,996, 2010: 50,976, 2020: 52,45517K’10’2028K’30’4033K’50’6042K’70’8048K’90’0051K’1052K’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 93°F in summer, and winter lows average 22°F. About 39.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near BartlesvilleJan: high 48°F, low 22°F, 2 in; Feb: high 53°F, low 26°F, 1.9 in; Mar: high 62°F, low 34°F, 2.9 in; Apr: high 71°F, low 44°F, 4 in; May: high 79°F, low 54°F, 4.9 in; Jun: high 88°F, low 64°F, 5.3 in; Jul: high 93°F, low 68°F, 3.7 in; Aug: high 92°F, low 66°F, 3.3 in; Sep: high 85°F, low 57°F, 3.5 in; Oct: high 74°F, low 45°F, 3.5 in; Nov: high 61°F, low 33°F, 2.5 in; Dec: high 49°F, low 25°F, 2.2 in48°22°Jan2.053°26°Feb1.962°34°Mar2.971°44°Apr4.079°54°May4.988°64°Jun5.393°68°Jul3.792°66°Aug3.385°57°Sep3.574°45°Oct3.561°33°Nov2.549°25°Dec2.2Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Bartlesville 3, OK weather station (4 miles away).

Jobs in Washington County

17,069 jobs at 1,160 businesses in Washington County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Washington CountyHealth care and social assistance: 2,654 jobs; Retail trade: 2,338 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 2,032 jobs; Company headquarters: 2,024 jobs; Other services: 1,257 jobs; Professional services: 1,249 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 1,060 jobs; Manufacturing: 953 jobsHealth care and social assistance 16% Retail trade 14% Hotels and restaurants 12% Company headquarters 12% Other services 7% Professional services 7% Transportation and warehousing 6% Manufacturing 6%

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

Health care

491 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Bartlesville’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Ascension St. John Jane PhillipsGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Bartlesville1.2 miles
  • Ascension St. John NowataCritical access hospital · emergency room · Nowata17.6 miles
  • Pawhuska Hospital, INCCritical access hospital · emergency room · Pawhuska21.5 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors34
Specialist doctors60
Dentists35
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants94
Mental health providers191
Physical and occupational therapists56
Optometrists8
Chiropractors13
Pharmacies13

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 Bartlesville

Parks (18 nearby)

  • Price Baseball-Softball Fields · 56 acres1.6 mi
  • Sooner Park · 48 acres2.0 mi
  • Jo Allyn Lowe Park · 37 acres1.5 mi
  • Robinwood Park · 36 acres1.1 mi
  • Johnstone Park · 32 acres2.0 mi
  • Veteran's Park · 7 acres2.6 mi

Grocery stores (2 nearby)

  • Walmart Supercenter0.8 mi
  • ALDI1.8 mi

Libraries (2 nearby)

  • Drake Library1.5 mi
  • Bartlesville Library2.0 mi

Museums (3 nearby)

  • Frank Phillips Home1.7 mi
  • Bartlesville Area History Museum2.0 mi
  • Phillips 66 Museum2.0 mi

Theaters and performance venues (2 nearby)

  • Bartlesville Performing Arts Center1.8 mi
  • Bartlesville Art Assocations2.0 mi

Counts are within about 3.5 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.

Colleges, teams and notable people

Colleges and universities

  • Oklahoma Wesleyan University

Notable people born here

  • Mark Price (1964) · American basketball player-coach
  • Patrick Cranshaw (1919) · American actor (1919–2005)
  • William Salyers (1964) · American actor

Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.

Schools in Bartlesville

Public schools here are run by Bartlesville, Oklahoma Connections Academy (Charter), Osage Hills. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (12)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Hoover EsBartlesvillePre-K–5454Public1.8 mi
Jane Phillips EsBartlesvillePre-K–5303Public2.5 mi
Oklahoma Connections Acad EsBartlesvillePre-K–5480Charter0.6 mi
Osage Hills Public SchoolBartlesvillePre-K–8159Public3.4 mi
Richard Kane EsBartlesvillePre-K–5481Public1.4 mi
Wayside EsBartlesvillePre-K–5696Public1.2 mi
Woodrow Wilson EsBartlesvillePre-K–5529Public2.0 mi
Central MsBartlesville6–8662Public1.7 mi
Madison MsBartlesville6–8682Public2.1 mi
Oklahoma Connections Acad MsBartlesville6–8360Charter0.6 mi
Bartlesville HsBartlesville9–121,783Public1.6 mi
Oklahoma Connections Acad HsBartlesville9–12560Charter0.6 mi
Private schools (2)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
St John SchoolBartlesvillePre-K–8116Roman Catholic2.0 mi
Wesleyan Christian SchoolBartlesvillePre-K–12305Christian (no specific denomination)0.8 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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