Lamar is a town in Hughes County, Oklahoma, home to about 160 people across 12 square miles. Its ZIP code is 74850.
Homes sold for a median of $75 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Lamar. 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)78 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Tulsa, OK73 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Dallas, TX162 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Lamar; 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.
Lamar had 118 residents in the 2020 census, down 31% since 2000.
It’s the 588th largest of 827 towns in Oklahoma by population.
Hughes County grew from 24,040 residents in 1910 to 13,367 in 2020.
Hughes County, 1910–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 95°F in summer, and winter lows average 26°F. About 41.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 2 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Holdenville 2sse, OK weather station (15 miles away).
2,199 jobs at 196 businesses in Hughes 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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