Town guide

Cole, Oklahoma

Cole is a town in Grady County, Oklahoma, home to about 848 people across 15 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 73010 and 73093.

Homes sold for a median of $183 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.

Population84857 per sq mi
Median home value$235,700Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$183Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking13%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Cole

2 ZIP codes, 2 shared with neighboring towns

Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Cole. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology

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Around Cole

Distances

Nearest major airportOKC Will Rogers World Airport (OKC)19 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Oklahoma City, OK24 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Dallas, TX168 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Cole; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Cole

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

Cole had 624 residents in the 2020 census, up 32% since 2000.

It’s the 271st largest of 827 towns in Oklahoma by population.

Grady County grew from 30,309 residents in 1910 to 54,795 in 2020.

Cole population by census2000: 473, 2010: 555, 2020: 624473200055520106242020

Grady County, 1910–2020

Grady County population, 1910 to 20201910: 30,309, 1920: 33,943, 1930: 47,638, 1940: 41,116, 1950: 34,872, 1960: 29,590, 1970: 29,354, 1980: 39,490, 1990: 41,747, 2000: 45,516, 2010: 52,431, 2020: 54,79530K’10’2048K’30’4035K’50’6029K’70’8042K’90’0052K’1055K’20

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 27°F. About 36.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 6 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near ColeJan: high 53°F, low 27°F, 1.5 in; Feb: high 57°F, low 31°F, 1.6 in; Mar: high 66°F, low 39°F, 2.7 in; Apr: high 74°F, low 47°F, 3.6 in; May: high 81°F, low 57°F, 5.3 in; Jun: high 89°F, low 66°F, 4.2 in; Jul: high 95°F, low 70°F, 3.2 in; Aug: high 95°F, low 69°F, 3.3 in; Sep: high 87°F, low 61°F, 3.6 in; Oct: high 76°F, low 49°F, 3.3 in; Nov: high 64°F, low 38°F, 2.1 in; Dec: high 53°F, low 30°F, 2.1 in53°27°Jan1.557°31°Feb1.666°39°Mar2.774°47°Apr3.681°57°May5.389°66°Jun4.295°70°Jul3.295°69°Aug3.387°61°Sep3.676°49°Oct3.364°38°Nov2.153°30°Dec2.1Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Blanchard 2 Ssw, OK weather station (5 miles away).

Jobs in Grady County

11,304 jobs at 1,183 businesses in Grady County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Grady CountyManufacturing: 1,815 jobs; Retail trade: 1,613 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 1,533 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 1,358 jobs; Construction: 1,086 jobs; Other services: 698 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 609 jobs; Wholesale trade: 516 jobsManufacturing 16% Retail trade 14% Health care and social assistance 14% Hotels and restaurants 12% Construction 10% Other services 6% Transportation and warehousing 5% Wholesale trade 5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

53 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Cole’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Norman RegionalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Norman7.6 miles
  • J D Mccarty Center for ChildrenChildren’s hospital · no emergency room · Norman12.2 miles
  • Purcell Municipal HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Purcell13.9 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors9
Dentists4
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants10
Mental health providers20
Physical and occupational therapists7
Optometrists1
Chiropractors2
Pharmacies4

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.

Places in and around Cole

Grocery stores

  • Spencer's Grocery4.3 mi

Libraries

  • Blanchard Public Library4.5 mi
  • Blanchard Public Library4.5 mi

Counts are within about 2.5 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.

Schools in Cole

Public schools here are run by Blanchard, Bridge Creek, Dibble and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (15)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Blanchard EsBlanchardPre-K–2543Public4.6 mi
Bridge Creek Early ChildhoodBlanchardPre-K–2492Public10.8 mi
Dibble EsBlanchardPre-K–5335Public6.9 mi
Middleberg Public SchoolBlanchardPre-K–8309Public8.8 mi
Washington EsWashingtonPre-K–5587Public7.3 mi
Blanchard Intermediate EsBlanchard3–5460Public4.2 mi
Bridge Creek IesBlanchard3–5420Public10.8 mi
Blanchard MsBlanchard6–8454Public4.1 mi
Bridge Creek MsBlanchard6–8458Public11.0 mi
Dibble MsBlanchard6–8190Public6.9 mi
Washington MsWashington6–8277Public7.3 mi
Blanchard HsBlanchard9–12773Public5.2 mi
Bridge Creek HsBlanchard9–12559Public11.0 mi
Dibble HsBlanchard9–12238Public6.9 mi
Washington HsWashington9–12344Public7.3 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 Blanchard, Goldsby, Dibble, Washington, Newcastle, Middleberg and Bridge Creek.

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.