Cookson is a community in Cherokee County, Oklahoma, home to about 921 people across 13 square miles. Its ZIP code is 74427.
Homes sold for a median of $173 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Mostly Cookson; also Dry Creek
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Cookson. 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)64 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Fort Smith Regional Airport (FSM)40 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Tulsa, OK62 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Dallas, TX228 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Cookson; 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.
It’s the 252nd largest of 827 towns in Oklahoma by population.
Cherokee County grew from 16,778 residents in 1910 to 47,078 in 2020.
Cherokee County, 1910–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 93°F in summer, and winter lows average 28°F. About 51 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 4 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Tahlequah, OK weather station (16 miles away).
8,864 jobs at 767 businesses in Cherokee County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
2 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Cookson.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 2 |
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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.
Parks (4 nearby)
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.
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Shares ZIP codes with Dry 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.