Town guide

Porum, Oklahoma

Porum is a town in Muskogee County, Oklahoma, home to about 584 people across 0.9 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 74455.

Homes sold for a median of $224 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.

Population584656 per sq mi
Median home value$103,300Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$224Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking0%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Porum

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Porum

Distances

Nearest major airportTulsa International Airport (TUL)67 miles away
Closer regional airportFort Smith Regional Airport (FSM)50 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Tulsa, OK64 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Dallas, TX197 miles away

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

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

Who represents Porum

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

Porum had 602 residents in the 2020 census, down 17% since 2000.

It’s the 330th largest of 827 towns in Oklahoma by population.

Muskogee County grew from 52,743 residents in 1910 to 66,339 in 2020.

Porum population by census2000: 725, 2010: 727, 2020: 602725200072720106022020

Muskogee County, 1910–2020

Muskogee County population, 1910 to 20201910: 52,743, 1920: 61,710, 1930: 66,424, 1940: 65,914, 1950: 65,573, 1960: 61,866, 1970: 59,542, 1980: 66,939, 1990: 68,078, 2000: 69,451, 2010: 70,990, 2020: 66,33953K’10’2066K’30’4066K’50’6060K’70’8068K’90’0071K’1066K’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 25°F. About 47.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 5 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near PorumJan: high 50°F, low 25°F, 2.9 in; Feb: high 56°F, low 30°F, 2.3 in; Mar: high 64°F, low 38°F, 4.1 in; Apr: high 73°F, low 46°F, 4.7 in; May: high 80°F, low 56°F, 5.9 in; Jun: high 89°F, low 65°F, 4.7 in; Jul: high 96°F, low 69°F, 3.4 in; Aug: high 96°F, low 67°F, 3.1 in; Sep: high 88°F, low 60°F, 4.4 in; Oct: high 76°F, low 48°F, 4.5 in; Nov: high 63°F, low 37°F, 4.2 in; Dec: high 53°F, low 29°F, 3.2 in50°25°Jan2.956°30°Feb2.364°38°Mar4.173°46°Apr4.780°56°May5.989°65°Jun4.796°69°Jul3.496°67°Aug3.188°60°Sep4.476°48°Oct4.563°37°Nov4.253°29°Dec3.2Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Webbers Falls 5 Wsw, OK weather station (9 miles away).

Jobs in Muskogee County

24,190 jobs at 1,334 businesses in Muskogee County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Muskogee CountyHealth care and social assistance: 6,903 jobs; Manufacturing: 3,745 jobs; Retail trade: 3,189 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 2,891 jobs; Wholesale trade: 1,145 jobs; Construction: 1,102 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 952 jobs; Administrative and support: 880 jobsHealth care and social assistance 29% Manufacturing 16% Retail trade 13% Hotels and restaurants 12% Wholesale trade 5% Construction 5% Transportation and warehousing 4% Administrative and support 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 Porum.

Nearest hospitals

  • Haskell Regional Hospital, INCCritical access hospital · emergency room · Stigler10.3 miles
  • Sequoyah County-City of Sallisaw Hospital AuthoritGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Sallisaw27.3 miles
  • Saint Francis Hospital MuskogeeGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Muskogee28.2 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 Porum

Parks (1 nearby)

  • Porum City Park · 43 acres0.9 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 Porum

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

Public schools (2)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Porum EsPorumPre-K–8270Public0.5 mi
Porum HsPorum9–12117Public0.5 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 Simms and Briartown.

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