Town guide

Phillips, Oklahoma

Phillips is a town in Coal County, Oklahoma, home to about 131 people across 0.5 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 74538.

Homes sold for a median of $75 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population131252 per sq mi
Median home value$96,900Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$75Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking0%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Phillips

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Phillips

Distances

Nearest major airportOKC Will Rogers World Airport (OKC)98 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Oklahoma City, OK98 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Dallas, TX124 miles away

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

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

Who represents Phillips

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

Phillips had 122 residents in the 2020 census, down 19% since 2000.

It’s the 629th largest of 827 towns in Oklahoma by population.

Coal County grew from 15,817 residents in 1910 to 5,266 in 2020.

Phillips population by census2000: 150, 2010: 135, 2020: 122150200013520101222020

Coal County, 1910–2020

Coal County population, 1910 to 20201910: 15,817, 1920: 18,406, 1930: 11,521, 1940: 12,811, 1950: 8,056, 1960: 5,546, 1970: 5,525, 1980: 6,041, 1990: 5,780, 2000: 6,031, 2010: 5,925, 2020: 5,26616K’10’2012K’30’408K’50’606K’70’806K’90’006K’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 28°F. About 45.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 3 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near PhillipsJan: high 51°F, low 28°F, 2.4 in; Feb: high 56°F, low 32°F, 2.6 in; Mar: high 64°F, low 40°F, 3.8 in; Apr: high 72°F, low 48°F, 4.4 in; May: high 79°F, low 58°F, 6 in; Jun: high 87°F, low 67°F, 4.7 in; Jul: high 92°F, low 71°F, 3.8 in; Aug: high 93°F, low 69°F, 3 in; Sep: high 86°F, low 62°F, 3.9 in; Oct: high 75°F, low 50°F, 4.6 in; Nov: high 63°F, low 40°F, 3.2 in; Dec: high 53°F, low 31°F, 3.2 in51°28°Jan2.456°32°Feb2.664°40°Mar3.872°48°Apr4.479°58°May6.087°67°Jun4.792°71°Jul3.893°69°Aug3.086°62°Sep3.975°50°Oct4.663°40°Nov3.253°31°Dec3.2Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Centrahoma 2 Ese, OK weather station (7 miles away).

Jobs in Coal County

855 jobs at 95 businesses in Coal County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Coal CountyHealth care and social assistance: 236 jobs; Retail trade: 183 jobs; Construction: 88 jobs; Manufacturing: 83 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 61 jobs; Finance and insurance: 53 jobs; Mining, oil and gas: 52 jobs; Other services: 37 jobsHealth care and social assistance 28% Retail trade 21% Construction 10% Manufacturing 10% Hotels and restaurants 7% Finance and insurance 6% Mining, oil and gas 6% Other services 4%

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

Health care

18 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Phillips.

Nearest hospitals

  • Coal County General Hospital, INC.Critical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · CoalgateUnder a mile
  • Atoka County Medical CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Atoka10.5 miles
  • Mercy Hospital AdaGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Ada29.1 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors2
Dentists1
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants4
Mental health providers10
Physical and occupational therapists1
Pharmacies1

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 Phillips

Parks (2 nearby)

  • Coalgate City Park · 67 acres0.8 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.

Schools in Phillips

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

Public schools (4)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Cottonwood Public SchoolCoalgatePre-K–8128Public1.8 mi
Emerson EsCoalgatePre-K–6394Public0.2 mi
Wallace Byrd MsCoalgate7–887Public0.2 mi
Coalgate HsCoalgate9–12236Public0.2 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 Coalgate, Cottonwood and Clarita.

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