Carmen is a town in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, home to about 336 people across 1.5 square miles. Its ZIP code is 73726.
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| Nearest major airport | OKC Will Rogers World Airport (OKC)95 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Stillwater Regional Airport (SWO)82 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Oklahoma City, OK93 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Dallas, TX279 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Carmen; 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.
Carmen had 360 residents in the 2020 census, down 12% since 2000.
It’s the 432nd largest of 827 towns in Oklahoma by population.
Alfalfa County grew from 18,138 residents in 1910 to 5,699 in 2020.
Alfalfa County, 1910–2020
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 23°F. About 32.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 13 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Helena 1 Sse, OK weather station (11 miles away).
742 jobs at 121 businesses in Alfalfa County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Carmen.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 1 |
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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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