Town guide

Medicine Park, Oklahoma

Medicine Park is a town in Comanche County, Oklahoma, home to about 418 people across 2.2 square miles. Its ZIP code is 73557, and parts of 73507 are in Medicine Park too.

Population418189 per sq mi
Median home value$331,500Census, as estimated by owners

ZIP codes in Medicine Park

2 ZIP codes, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Medicine Park

Distances

Nearest major airportOKC Will Rogers World Airport (OKC)69 miles away
Closer regional airportLawton Fort Sill Regional Airport (LAW)7 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Oklahoma City, OK76 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Dallas, TX161 miles away

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

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

Who represents Medicine Park

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

Medicine Park had 411 residents in the 2020 census, up 10% since 2000.

It’s the 394th largest of 827 towns in Oklahoma by population.

Comanche County grew from 41,489 residents in 1910 to 121,125 in 2020.

Medicine Park population by census2000: 373, 2010: 382, 2020: 411373200038220104112020

Comanche County, 1910–2020

Comanche County population, 1910 to 20201910: 41,489, 1920: 26,629, 1930: 34,317, 1940: 38,988, 1950: 55,165, 1960: 90,803, 1970: 108,144, 1980: 112,456, 1990: 111,486, 2000: 114,996, 2010: 124,098, 2020: 121,12541K’10’2034K’30’4055K’50’60108K’70’80111K’90’00124K’10121K’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 96°F in summer, and winter lows average 28°F. About 34.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Medicine ParkJan: high 51°F, low 28°F, 1.2 in; Feb: high 56°F, low 31°F, 1.7 in; Mar: high 64°F, low 41°F, 2.4 in; Apr: high 73°F, low 49°F, 3.3 in; May: high 82°F, low 59°F, 5 in; Jun: high 90°F, low 68°F, 4.2 in; Jul: high 96°F, low 72°F, 2.9 in; Aug: high 96°F, low 72°F, 3.5 in; Sep: high 86°F, low 64°F, 3.1 in; Oct: high 76°F, low 51°F, 2.9 in; Nov: high 63°F, low 39°F, 2.1 in; Dec: high 53°F, low 30°F, 1.9 in51°28°Jan1.256°31°Feb1.764°41°Mar2.473°49°Apr3.382°59°May5.090°68°Jun4.296°72°Jul2.996°72°Aug3.586°64°Sep3.176°51°Oct2.963°39°Nov2.153°30°Dec1.9Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Lawton, OK weather station (4 miles away).

Jobs in Comanche County

32,987 jobs at 2,133 businesses in Comanche County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Comanche CountyHealth care and social assistance: 6,335 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 6,044 jobs; Retail trade: 5,443 jobs; Manufacturing: 3,846 jobs; Administrative and support: 2,290 jobs; Professional services: 1,518 jobs; Other services: 1,402 jobs; Construction: 1,348 jobsHealth care and social assistance 19% Hotels and restaurants 18% Retail trade 17% Manufacturing 12% Administrative and support 7% Professional services 5% Other services 4% Construction 4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2022 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Medicine Park.

Nearest hospitals

  • Southwestern Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Lawton3.5 miles
  • Memorial HealthGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Lawton3.9 miles
  • Lawton Indian HospitalGeneral hospital · no emergency room · Lawton4.2 miles

Providers with an office here

Nurse practitioners and physician assistants1

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 Medicine Park

Parks (3 nearby)

  • Rowe Field · 12 acres0.9 mi
  • Quanah Parker Square Family Housing Area Playground · 7 acres1.1 mi
  • Fye Field · 5 acres0.8 mi

Grocery stores

  • Walmart Supercenter3.1 mi
  • ALDI3.3 mi
  • Walmart Supercenter3.3 mi
  • Homeland3.9 mi

Pharmacies

  • Walmart Pharmacy3.1 mi
  • Walgreens3.7 mi
  • Sheridan Express Pharmacy4.2 mi

Libraries

  • Nye Library1.8 mi
  • Lawton Public Library4.7 mi

Museums

  • United States Army Air Defense Artillery Museum1.4 mi
  • Fort Sill2.6 mi
  • U.S. Army Artillery Museum2.6 mi
  • Comanche National Museum and Cultural Center3.8 mi
  • Museum of the Great Plains3.9 mi

Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)

  • Artillery Bowl Historic Site1.1 mi

Counts are within about 1 mile 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.

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Shares ZIP codes with Lawton and Lawtonka Acres.

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