Chester is a community in Major County, Oklahoma, home to about 89 people across 4.0 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 73838.
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| Nearest major airport | OKC Will Rogers World Airport (OKC)94 miles away |
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| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Oklahoma City, OK94 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Dallas, TX268 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Chester; 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.
Chester had 176 residents in the 2020 census, up 50% since 2010.
It’s the 687th largest of 827 towns in Oklahoma by population.
Major County grew from 15,248 residents in 1910 to 7,782 in 2020.
Major 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 24°F. About 28.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Seiling 7wnw Mesonet, OK weather station (10 miles away).
1,716 jobs at 236 businesses in Major 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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