Cottonwood is a community in Coal County, Oklahoma, home to about 126 people across 0.7 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 74538.
Homes sold for a median of $75 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Coalgate; part is in Cottonwood
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Cottonwood. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | OKC Will Rogers World Airport (OKC)98 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Oklahoma City, OK98 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Dallas, TX124 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Cottonwood; 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 634th largest of 827 towns in Oklahoma by population.
Coal County grew from 15,817 residents in 1910 to 5,266 in 2020.
Coal 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 45.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 3 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Centrahoma 2 Ese, OK weather station (7 miles away).
855 jobs at 95 businesses in Coal County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
18 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Cottonwood.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 2 |
|---|---|
| Dentists | 1 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 4 |
| Mental health providers | 10 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 1 |
| Pharmacies | 1 |
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 (2 nearby)
Counts are within about 1 mile 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 Cottonwood, Coalgate. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cottonwood Public SchoolCoalgate | Pre-K–8 | 128 | Public | 1.8 mi |
| Emerson EsCoalgate | Pre-K–6 | 394 | Public | 0.2 mi |
| Wallace Byrd MsCoalgate | 7–8 | 87 | Public | 0.2 mi |
| Coalgate HsCoalgate | 9–12 | 236 | Public | 0.2 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 Coalgate, Phillips and Clarita.
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