Town guide

Little Ponderosa, Oklahoma

Little Ponderosa is a community in Beaver County, Oklahoma, home to about 374 people across 0.8 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 73950.

Population374499 per sq mi
Median home value$218,100Census, as estimated by owners

ZIP codes in Little Ponderosa

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns
Turpin, OK73950Not enough recent sales for market figures yet.

Mostly Turpin; part is in Little Ponderosa

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Around Little Ponderosa

Distances

Nearest major airportOKC Will Rogers World Airport (OKC)209 miles away
Closer regional airportLiberal Mid-America Regional Airport (LBL)13 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Wichita, KS202 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Dallas, TX365 miles away

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

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

Who represents Little Ponderosa

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

It’s the 417th largest of 827 towns in Oklahoma by population.

Beaver County grew from 3,051 residents in 1900 to 5,049 in 2020.

Beaver County, 1900–2020

Beaver County population, 1900 to 20201900: 3,051, 1910: 13,631, 1920: 14,048, 1930: 11,452, 1940: 8,648, 1950: 7,411, 1960: 6,965, 1970: 6,282, 1980: 6,806, 1990: 6,023, 2000: 5,857, 2010: 5,636, 2020: 5,0493K’00’1014K’20’309K’40’507K’60’707K’80’906K’00’105K’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 93°F in summer, and winter lows average 20°F. About 21.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 14 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Little PonderosaJan: high 48°F, low 20°F, 0.5 in; Feb: high 51°F, low 22°F, 0.4 in; Mar: high 61°F, low 30°F, 1.2 in; Apr: high 70°F, low 39°F, 1.8 in; May: high 79°F, low 50°F, 2.7 in; Jun: high 89°F, low 60°F, 3.3 in; Jul: high 93°F, low 65°F, 3.2 in; Aug: high 91°F, low 64°F, 2.7 in; Sep: high 84°F, low 55°F, 1.5 in; Oct: high 72°F, low 42°F, 2.3 in; Nov: high 58°F, low 29°F, 0.7 in; Dec: high 47°F, low 21°F, 0.8 in48°20°Jan0.551°22°Feb0.461°30°Mar1.270°39°Apr1.879°50°May2.789°60°Jun3.393°65°Jul3.291°64°Aug2.784°55°Sep1.572°42°Oct2.358°29°Nov0.747°21°Dec0.8Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Liberal, KS weather station (11 miles away).

Jobs in Beaver County

1,038 jobs at 137 businesses in Beaver County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Beaver CountyConstruction: 316 jobs; Mining, oil and gas: 218 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 90 jobs; Retail trade: 77 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 67 jobs; Other services: 64 jobs; Finance and insurance: 58 jobs; Wholesale trade: 46 jobsConstruction 30% Mining, oil and gas 21% Transportation and warehousing 9% Retail trade 7% Health care and social assistance 7% Other services 6% Finance and insurance 6% Wholesale trade 4%

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

Health care

1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Little Ponderosa.

Nearest hospitals

  • Southwest Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 1 of 5 · Liberal13.2 miles
  • Beaver County Memorial HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Beaver20.0 miles
  • Stevens County HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Hugoton33.5 miles

Providers with an office here

Chiropractors1

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 Little Ponderosa

Public schools here are run by Turpin. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (2)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Turpin EsTurpinPre-K–8265Public0.2 mi
Turpin HsTurpin9–12119Public0.2 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 Turpin and Baker.

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