Town guide

Lima, Oklahoma

Lima is a town in Seminole County, Oklahoma, home to about 31 people across 0.5 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 74884.

Homes sold for a median of $97 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.

Population3166 per sq mi
Median home value$23,500Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$97Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking18%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Lima

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Lima

Distances

Nearest major airportOKC Will Rogers World Airport (OKC)57 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Oklahoma City, OK55 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Dallas, TX163 miles away

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

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

Who represents Lima

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

Lima had 68 residents in the 2020 census, down 8% since 2000.

It’s the 786th largest of 827 towns in Oklahoma by population.

Seminole County grew from 19,964 residents in 1910 to 23,556 in 2020.

Lima population by census2000: 74, 2010: 53, 2020: 68742000532010682020

Seminole County, 1910–2020

Seminole County population, 1910 to 20201910: 19,964, 1920: 23,808, 1930: 79,621, 1940: 61,201, 1950: 40,672, 1960: 28,066, 1970: 25,144, 1980: 27,473, 1990: 25,412, 2000: 24,894, 2010: 25,482, 2020: 23,55620K’10’2080K’30’4041K’50’6025K’70’8025K’90’0025K’1024K’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 95°F in summer, and winter lows average 26°F. About 43.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 4 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near LimaJan: high 52°F, low 26°F, 1.9 in; Feb: high 57°F, low 30°F, 2.4 in; Mar: high 65°F, low 38°F, 2.9 in; Apr: high 74°F, low 47°F, 4.5 in; May: high 81°F, low 58°F, 5.4 in; Jun: high 89°F, low 66°F, 4.8 in; Jul: high 95°F, low 71°F, 3.7 in; Aug: high 95°F, low 69°F, 3.6 in; Sep: high 87°F, low 61°F, 4.8 in; Oct: high 76°F, low 49°F, 4.1 in; Nov: high 64°F, low 38°F, 2.7 in; Dec: high 54°F, low 29°F, 2.4 in52°26°Jan1.957°30°Feb2.465°38°Mar2.974°47°Apr4.581°58°May5.489°66°Jun4.895°71°Jul3.795°69°Aug3.687°61°Sep4.876°49°Oct4.164°38°Nov2.754°29°Dec2.4Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Seminole, OK weather station (6 miles away).

Jobs in Seminole County

5,762 jobs at 425 businesses in Seminole County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Seminole CountyManufacturing: 1,289 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 1,142 jobs; Retail trade: 820 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 487 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 350 jobs; Mining, oil and gas: 303 jobs; Construction: 212 jobs; Administrative and support: 203 jobsManufacturing 22% Health care and social assistance 20% Retail trade 14% Hotels and restaurants 9% Transportation and warehousing 6% Mining, oil and gas 5% Construction 4% Administrative and support 4%

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

Health care

35 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Lima.

Nearest hospitals

  • Holdenville General HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Holdenville14.6 miles
  • Ssm Health St. Anthony Hospital - ShawneeGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Shawnee23.0 miles
  • Prague Regional Memorial HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Prague23.9 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors4
Specialist doctors1
Dentists7
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants7
Mental health providers15
Optometrists1
Pharmacies4

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.

Schools in Lima

Public schools here are run by Justice, New Lima, Wewoka. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (6)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Justice Public SchoolWewokaPre-K–8148Public7.0 mi
New Lima EsWewokaPre-K–8192Public2.7 mi
Wewoka EsWewokaPre-K–4248Public7.4 mi
Wewoka MsWewoka5–8157Public7.3 mi
New Lima HsWewoka9–1272Public2.7 mi
Wewoka HsWewoka9–12166Public7.5 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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Shares ZIP codes with Wewoka, Seminole and Dixon.

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