Bowlegs is a town in Seminole County, Oklahoma, home to about 331 people across 3.7 square miles. Its ZIP code is 74830, and parts of 74868 are in Bowlegs too.
Homes sold for a median of $101 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Population33189 per sq mi
Median home value$91,300Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$101Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking11%Latest 3 months
ZIP codes in Bowlegs
2 ZIP codes, 1 shared with neighboring towns
Bowlegs, OK74830Not enough recent sales for market figures yet.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Bowlegs. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Bowlegs
Distances
Nearest major airport
OKC Will Rogers World Airport (OKC)54 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Oklahoma City, OK51 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Dallas, TX168 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Bowlegs; 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.
Population over time
Bowlegs had 357 residents in the 2020 census, down 4% since 2000.
It’s the 437th largest of 827 towns in Oklahoma by population.
Seminole County grew from 19,964 residents in 1910 to 23,556 in 2020.
Seminole County, 1910–2020
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 26°F. About 43.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 4 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Seminole, OK weather station (about a mile away).
Jobs in Seminole County
5,762 jobs at 425 businesses in Seminole County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
Nearest hospitals
Ssm Health St. Anthony Hospital - ShawneeGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Shawnee18.1 miles
Holdenville General HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Holdenville18.7 miles
Prague Regional Memorial HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Prague18.7 miles
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Places in and around Bowlegs
Parks (4 nearby)
Seminole Municipal Park · 45 acres1.2 mi
Chase Park · 2 acres0.8 mi
Johns Park0.1 mi
MaGuire Park1.3 mi
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Cash Saver1.4 mi
Museums
Jasmine Moran Childrens' Museum2.3 mi
Counts are within about 1.5 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Bowlegs. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(2)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Bowlegs EsBowlegs
Pre-K–8
183
Public
5.0 mi
Bowlegs HsBowlegs
9–12
71
Public
5.0 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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