Putnam is a town in Dewey County, Oklahoma, home to about 51 people across 0.1 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 73659.
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| Nearest major airport | OKC Will Rogers World Airport (OKC)83 miles away |
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| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Oklahoma City, OK86 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Dallas, TX246 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Putnam; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Putnam had 30 residents in the 2020 census, down 35% since 2000.
It’s the 754th largest of 827 towns in Oklahoma by population.
Dewey County grew from 8,819 residents in 1900 to 4,484 in 2020.
Dewey County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 95°F in summer, and winter lows average 26°F. About 29.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Putnam 3n Mesonet, OK weather station (3 miles away).
1,554 jobs at 167 businesses in Dewey County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
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