Bessie is a town in Washita County, Oklahoma, home to about 262 people across 0.5 square miles. Its ZIP code is 73622.
Homes sold for a median of $91 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026.
Mostly Bessie
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Bessie. 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)78 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Lawton Fort Sill Regional Airport (LAW)65 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Oklahoma City, OK83 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Dallas, TX220 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Bessie; 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.
Bessie had 182 residents in the 2020 census, down 4% since 2000.
It’s the 500th largest of 827 towns in Oklahoma by population.
Washita County grew from 15,001 residents in 1900 to 10,924 in 2020.
Washita County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 95°F in summer, and winter lows average 25°F. About 31.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Clinton, OK weather station (8 miles away).
1,324 jobs at 207 businesses in Washita 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.
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