Drowning Creek is a community in Delaware County, Oklahoma, home to about 70 people across 0.9 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 74342.
Homes sold for a median of $269 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Part is in Drowning Creek, part in Kenwood and New Eucha
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Drowning Creek. 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)56 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA)35 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Tulsa, OK58 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Dallas, TX271 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Drowning Creek; 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.
Drowning Creek had 174 residents in the 2020 census, up 12% since 2010.
It’s the 716th largest of 827 towns in Oklahoma by population.
Delaware County grew from 11,469 residents in 1910 to 40,397 in 2020.
Delaware County, 1910–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 91°F in summer, and winter lows average 23°F. About 49.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Upper Spavinaw Port, OK weather station (6 miles away).
8,537 jobs at 825 businesses in Delaware 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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Shares ZIP codes with Kenwood, New Eucha, Old Eucha and Disney.
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