Lawton is a city in Comanche County, Oklahoma, home to about 90,595 people across 82 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 73501, 73503, 73505 and 73507.
Homes sold for a median of $111 per square foot across 3 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 2 of 3 were seller’s markets.
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Mostly Lawton; also Medicine Park and Lawtonka Acres
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Lawton. 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)70 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Lawton Fort Sill Regional Airport (LAW)4 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Oklahoma City, OK77 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Dallas, TX158 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Lawton; 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.
Lawton had 90,381 residents in the 2020 census, down 3% since 2000.
It’s the 6th largest of 827 towns in Oklahoma by population.
Comanche County grew from 41,489 residents in 1910 to 121,125 in 2020.
Comanche County, 1910–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 96°F in summer, and winter lows average 28°F. About 34.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Lawton, OK weather station (3 miles away).
32,987 jobs at 2,133 businesses in Comanche County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2022 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1,362 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Lawton’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 145 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 197 |
| Dentists | 155 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 207 |
| Mental health providers | 498 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 104 |
| Optometrists | 30 |
| Chiropractors | 26 |
| Pharmacies | 33 |
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 (83 nearby)
Grocery stores (5 nearby)
Pharmacies (3 nearby)
Libraries (2 nearby)
Museums (6 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues (4 nearby)
Counts are within about 6 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.
Established in 1901.
Colleges and universities
Notable people born here
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Lawton, Bishop, Comanche Academy (Charter) and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almor West EsLawton | Pre-K–5 | 228 | Public | 4.0 mi |
| Bishop Public SchoolLawton | Pre-K–8 | 647 | Public | 3.2 mi |
| Carriage Hills EsLawton | Pre-K–5 | 294 | Public | 4.0 mi |
| Cleveland EsLawton | Pre-K–5 | 319 | Public | 2.2 mi |
| Comanche Academy EsLawton | Pre-K–4 | 95 | Charter | 2.5 mi |
| Crosby Park EsLawton | Pre-K–5 | 284 | Public | 3.1 mi |
| Edison EsLawton | Pre-K–5 | 437 | Public | 3.0 mi |
| Eisenhower EsLawton | Pre-K–5 | 390 | Public | 2.9 mi |
| Flower Mound Public SchoolLawton | Pre-K–5 | 353 | Public | 4.7 mi |
| Freedom EsLawton | Pre-K–5 | 1,251 | Public | 2.7 mi |
| Hugh Bish EsLawton | Pre-K–5 | 276 | Public | 2.9 mi |
| Learning Tree AcademyLawton | Pre-K | 547 | Public | 1.6 mi |
| Lincoln EsLawton | Pre-K–5 | 337 | Public | 2.1 mi |
| Pat Henry EsLawton | Pre-K–5 | 525 | Public | 0.6 mi |
| Pioneer Park EsLawton | Pre-K–5 | 318 | Public | 2.1 mi |
| Ridgecrest EsLawton | Pre-K–5 | 456 | Public | 2.2 mi |
| Sullivan Village EsLawton | Pre-K–5 | 380 | Public | 4.4 mi |
| Washington EsLawton | Pre-K–5 | 122 | Public | 1.1 mi |
| Whittier EsLawton | Pre-K–5 | 264 | Public | 0.2 mi |
| Woodland Hills EsLawton | Pre-K–5 | 381 | Public | 3.8 mi |
| Central MsLawton | 6–8 | 955 | Public | 0.6 mi |
| Eisenhower MsLawton | 6–8 | 1,087 | Public | 3.0 mi |
| Macarthur MsLawton | 6–8 | 829 | Public | 4.4 mi |
| Eisenhower HsLawton | 9–12 | 1,466 | Public | 2.9 mi |
| Lawton HsLawton | 9–12 | 1,243 | Public | 0.7 mi |
| Macarthur HsLawton | 9–12 | 1,253 | Public | 4.4 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawton Academy of Arts & SciencesLawton | Pre-K–12 | 198 | Nonsectarian | 3.7 mi |
| Trinity Christian AcademyLawton | Pre-K–8 | 63 | Christian (no specific denomination) | 1.4 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Medicine Park and Lawtonka Acres.
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