Town guide

Deer Creek, Oklahoma

Deer Creek is a town in Grant County, Oklahoma, home to about 22 people across 0.1 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 74636.

Population22157 per sq mi
Median household income$56,000Census

ZIP codes in Deer Creek

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns
Deer Creek, OK74636Not enough recent sales for market figures yet.

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Around Deer Creek

Distances

Nearest major airportOKC Will Rogers World Airport (OKC)98 miles away
Closer regional airportStillwater Regional Airport (SWO)50 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Wichita, KS62 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Dallas, TX280 miles away

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

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

Who represents Deer Creek

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

Deer Creek had 78 residents in the 2020 census, down 47% since 2000.

It’s the 794th largest of 827 towns in Oklahoma by population.

Grant County grew from 17,273 residents in 1900 to 4,169 in 2020.

Deer Creek population by census2000: 147, 2010: 130, 2020: 7814720001302010782020

Grant County, 1900–2020

Grant County population, 1900 to 20201900: 17,273, 1910: 18,760, 1920: 16,072, 1930: 14,150, 1940: 13,128, 1950: 10,461, 1960: 8,140, 1970: 7,117, 1980: 6,518, 1990: 5,689, 2000: 5,144, 2010: 4,527, 2020: 4,16917K’00’1016K’20’3013K’40’508K’60’707K’80’905K’00’104K’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 94°F in summer, and winter lows average 22°F. About 38.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 8 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Deer CreekJan: high 47°F, low 22°F, 1.3 in; Feb: high 52°F, low 26°F, 1.4 in; Mar: high 61°F, low 34°F, 2.8 in; Apr: high 71°F, low 44°F, 3.9 in; May: high 79°F, low 55°F, 5.4 in; Jun: high 89°F, low 65°F, 5.1 in; Jul: high 94°F, low 69°F, 4.4 in; Aug: high 93°F, low 68°F, 4.1 in; Sep: high 85°F, low 60°F, 3.2 in; Oct: high 73°F, low 47°F, 3.6 in; Nov: high 60°F, low 34°F, 1.9 in; Dec: high 49°F, low 26°F, 1.7 in47°22°Jan1.352°26°Feb1.461°34°Mar2.871°44°Apr3.979°55°May5.489°65°Jun5.194°69°Jul4.493°68°Aug4.185°60°Sep3.273°47°Oct3.660°34°Nov1.949°26°Dec1.7Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Blackwell 1ssw, OK weather station (12 miles away).

Jobs in Grant County

1,005 jobs at 115 businesses in Grant County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Grant CountyAdministrative and support: 226 jobs; Retail trade: 159 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 96 jobs; Mining, oil and gas: 89 jobs; Construction: 58 jobs; Finance and insurance: 50 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 46 jobs; Wholesale trade: 41 jobsAdministrative and support 23% Retail trade 16% Health care and social assistance 10% Mining, oil and gas 9% Construction 6% Finance and insurance 5% Transportation and warehousing 5% Wholesale trade 4%

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

Health care

Nearest hospitals

  • Caldwell Regional Medical CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · Caldwell16.4 miles
  • Integris Health Ponca CityGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Ponca City25.3 miles
  • St. Mary's Regional Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Enid34.6 miles

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.

Schools in Deer Creek

Public schools here are run by Deer Creek-Lamont. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Deer Creek-Lamont EsDeer CreekPre-K–898Public0.5 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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