Checotah is a city in McIntosh County, Oklahoma, home to about 3,064 people across 9.0 square miles. Its ZIP code is 74426.
Homes sold for a median of $150 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Mostly Checotah; also Texanna and Shady Grove (McIntosh County)
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Checotah. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Tulsa International Airport (TUL)56 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Tulsa, OK52 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Dallas, TX196 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Checotah; 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.
Checotah had 3,018 residents in the 2020 census, down 13% since 2000.
It’s the 109th largest of 827 towns in Oklahoma by population.
McIntosh County grew from 20,961 residents in 1910 to 18,941 in 2020.
McIntosh County, 1910–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 92°F in summer, and winter lows average 28°F. About 43.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Muskogee Davis Fld, OK weather station (18 miles away).
3,241 jobs at 333 businesses in McIntosh County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
30 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Checotah.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 3 |
|---|---|
| Dentists | 3 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 11 |
| Mental health providers | 12 |
| Optometrists | 1 |
| Pharmacies | 3 |
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.
Grocery stores
Counts are within about 2 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.
Public schools here are run by Checotah. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall EsChecotah | Pre-K–2 | 433 | Public | 1.7 mi |
| Checotah Intermediate EsChecotah | 3–5 | 287 | Public | 1.7 mi |
| Checotah MsChecotah | 6–8 | 319 | Public | 2.3 mi |
| Checotah HsChecotah | 9–12 | 389 | Public | 1.6 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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Shares ZIP codes with Texanna, Shady Grove (McIntosh County), Duchess Landing and Rentiesville.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.