Town guide

Empire City, Oklahoma

Empire City is a town in Stephens County, Oklahoma, home to about 794 people across 9.3 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 73529 and 73533.

Homes sold for a median of $111 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 0 of 2 were seller’s markets.

Population79485 per sq mi
Median home value$193,200Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$111Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking9%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Empire City

2 ZIP codes, 2 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Empire City

Distances

Nearest major airportOKC Will Rogers World Airport (OKC)66 miles away
Closer regional airportLawton Fort Sill Regional Airport (LAW)27 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Oklahoma City, OK73 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Dallas, TX135 miles away

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

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

Who represents Empire City

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

Empire City had 703 residents in the 2020 census, down 4% since 2000.

It’s the 282nd largest of 827 towns in Oklahoma by population.

Stephens County grew from 22,252 residents in 1910 to 42,848 in 2020.

Empire City population by census2000: 734, 2010: 955, 2020: 703734200095520107032020

Stephens County, 1910–2020

Stephens County population, 1910 to 20201910: 22,252, 1920: 24,692, 1930: 33,069, 1940: 31,090, 1950: 34,071, 1960: 37,990, 1970: 35,902, 1980: 43,419, 1990: 42,299, 2000: 43,182, 2010: 45,048, 2020: 42,84822K’10’2033K’30’4034K’50’6036K’70’8042K’90’0045K’1043K’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 28°F. About 37.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 3 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Empire CityJan: high 52°F, low 28°F, 1.5 in; Feb: high 57°F, low 32°F, 1.8 in; Mar: high 65°F, low 41°F, 2.8 in; Apr: high 73°F, low 49°F, 3.5 in; May: high 81°F, low 59°F, 5.6 in; Jun: high 89°F, low 68°F, 4.5 in; Jul: high 94°F, low 72°F, 2.6 in; Aug: high 93°F, low 71°F, 2.9 in; Sep: high 86°F, low 63°F, 3.8 in; Oct: high 76°F, low 51°F, 3.9 in; Nov: high 64°F, low 39°F, 2.3 in; Dec: high 54°F, low 31°F, 2 in52°28°Jan1.557°32°Feb1.865°41°Mar2.873°49°Apr3.581°59°May5.689°68°Jun4.594°72°Jul2.693°71°Aug2.986°63°Sep3.876°51°Oct3.964°39°Nov2.354°31°Dec2.0Rain and melted snow, inches

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

Jobs in Stephens County

12,439 jobs at 1,080 businesses in Stephens County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Stephens CountyHealth care and social assistance: 2,506 jobs; Retail trade: 1,766 jobs; Mining, oil and gas: 1,508 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 1,182 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 1,163 jobs; Other services: 668 jobs; Construction: 630 jobs; Finance and insurance: 615 jobsHealth care and social assistance 20% Retail trade 14% Mining, oil and gas 12% Transportation and warehousing 10% Hotels and restaurants 9% Other services 5% Construction 5% Finance and insurance 5%

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

Health care

217 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Empire City’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Duncan Regional Hospital, INCGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Duncan2.1 miles
  • Jefferson County HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Waurika21.1 miles
  • Lawton Indian HospitalGeneral hospital · no emergency room · Lawton26.7 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors28
Specialist doctors22
Dentists21
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants54
Mental health providers50
Physical and occupational therapists24
Optometrists9
Chiropractors9
Pharmacies16

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 Empire City

Parks (5 nearby)

  • Fuqua Park · 11 acres2.2 mi
  • Playday Park · 6 acres1.6 mi
  • Hillcrest Park · 5 acres2.1 mi
  • Heritage Park Arboretum · 4 acres1.5 mi
  • Halliburton Park0.4 mi

Grocery stores

  • Homeland2.3 mi
  • Walmart Supercenter3.7 mi

Pharmacies

  • Walgreens2.8 mi
  • Walmart Pharmacy3.6 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Stephens County Genealogy Library2.0 mi

Museums (3 nearby)

  • The Foreman Prairie House1.9 mi
  • Stephens County Historical Museum2.2 mi
  • Rock Island 905 Railroad Museum2.2 mi

Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)

  • Duncan Little Theatre1.7 mi

Counts are within about 2 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 Empire City

Public schools here are run by Comanche, Empire, Grandview and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (15)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Comanche EsComanchePre-K–5439Public7.9 mi
Empire EsDuncanPre-K–5244Public6.1 mi
Grandview Public SchoolComanchePre-K–872Public10.6 mi
Will Rogers Pre-K CtrDuncanPre-K174Public3.1 mi
Emerson EsDuncanK–5336Public2.3 mi
Horace Mann EsDuncanK–5327Public3.1 mi
Mark Twain EsDuncanK–5160Public2.5 mi
Plato EsDuncanK–5283Public4.1 mi
Woodrow Wilson EsDuncanK–5321Public2.1 mi
Comanche MsComanche6–8175Public8.1 mi
Duncan MsDuncan6–8696Public3.2 mi
Empire MsDuncan6–8112Public6.1 mi
Comanche HsComanche9–12244Public8.0 mi
Duncan HsDuncan9–12981Public2.7 mi
Empire HsDuncan9–12150Public6.1 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 Duncan, Comanche, Sunray and Central High.

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