Town guide

Seminole, Oklahoma

Seminole is a city in Seminole County, Oklahoma, home to about 7,194 people across 14 square miles. Its ZIP code is 74868, and parts of 74884 are in Seminole too.

Homes sold for a median of $101 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population7,194525 per sq mi
Median home value$103,600Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$101Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking11%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Seminole

2 ZIP codes, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Seminole

Distances

Nearest major airportOKC Will Rogers World Airport (OKC)54 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Oklahoma City, OK50 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Dallas, TX169 miles away

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

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

Who represents Seminole

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

Seminole had 7,146 residents in the 2020 census, up 4% since 2000.

It’s the 60th largest of 827 towns in Oklahoma by population.

Seminole County grew from 19,964 residents in 1910 to 23,556 in 2020.

Seminole population by census2000: 6,899, 2010: 7,488, 2020: 7,1466,89920007,48820107,1462020

Seminole County, 1910–2020

Seminole County population, 1910 to 20201910: 19,964, 1920: 23,808, 1930: 79,621, 1940: 61,201, 1950: 40,672, 1960: 28,066, 1970: 25,144, 1980: 27,473, 1990: 25,412, 2000: 24,894, 2010: 25,482, 2020: 23,55620K’10’2080K’30’4041K’50’6025K’70’8025K’90’0025K’1024K’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 95°F in summer, and winter lows average 26°F. About 43.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 4 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near SeminoleJan: high 52°F, low 26°F, 1.9 in; Feb: high 57°F, low 30°F, 2.4 in; Mar: high 65°F, low 38°F, 2.9 in; Apr: high 74°F, low 47°F, 4.5 in; May: high 81°F, low 58°F, 5.4 in; Jun: high 89°F, low 66°F, 4.8 in; Jul: high 95°F, low 71°F, 3.7 in; Aug: high 95°F, low 69°F, 3.6 in; Sep: high 87°F, low 61°F, 4.8 in; Oct: high 76°F, low 49°F, 4.1 in; Nov: high 64°F, low 38°F, 2.7 in; Dec: high 54°F, low 29°F, 2.4 in52°26°Jan1.957°30°Feb2.465°38°Mar2.974°47°Apr4.581°58°May5.489°66°Jun4.895°71°Jul3.795°69°Aug3.687°61°Sep4.876°49°Oct4.164°38°Nov2.754°29°Dec2.4Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Seminole, OK weather station (about a mile away).

Jobs in Seminole County

5,762 jobs at 425 businesses in Seminole County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Seminole CountyManufacturing: 1,289 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 1,142 jobs; Retail trade: 820 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 487 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 350 jobs; Mining, oil and gas: 303 jobs; Construction: 212 jobs; Administrative and support: 203 jobsManufacturing 22% Health care and social assistance 20% Retail trade 14% Hotels and restaurants 9% Transportation and warehousing 6% Mining, oil and gas 5% Construction 4% Administrative and support 4%

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

Health care

73 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Seminole.

Nearest hospitals

  • Prague Regional Memorial HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Prague17.3 miles
  • Ssm Health St. Anthony Hospital - ShawneeGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Shawnee17.6 miles
  • Holdenville General HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Holdenville19.1 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors8
Specialist doctors4
Dentists2
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants17
Mental health providers37
Physical and occupational therapists3
Optometrists1
Chiropractors1
Pharmacies6

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 Seminole

Parks (5 nearby)

  • Seminole Municipal Park · 45 acres0.3 mi
  • Chase Park · 2 acres1.0 mi
  • MaGuire Park1.3 mi
  • Johns Park1.4 mi
  • Westwood Hills Park1.8 mi

Grocery stores (2 nearby)

  • Cash Saver0.5 mi
  • Walmart Supercenter0.8 mi

Museums (1 nearby)

  • Jasmine Moran Childrens' Museum1.6 mi

Counts are within about 2.5 miles 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.

Colleges, teams and notable people

Established in 1890.

Notable people born here

  • Jesse Mashburn (1933) · American athletics competitor (born 1933)
  • Sharon Clark (1943) · American actress and model
  • Jack Brisco (1941) · American professional wrestler and amateur wrestler (1941-2010)

Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.

Schools in Seminole

Public schools here are run by Academy of Seminole (Charter), Seminole, Strother and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (7)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Academy of Seminole EsSeminolePre-K–8181Charter0.6 mi
Betty L. Smith Childhood CenterSeminolePre-K–K184Public1.2 mi
Strother EsSeminolePre-K–8263Public9.6 mi
Varnum EsSeminolePre-K–8255Public3.5 mi
Academy of Seminole HsSeminole9–1250Charter0.6 mi
Strother HsSeminole9–12108Public9.6 mi
Varnum HsSeminole9–1275Public3.6 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 Wewoka, Bowlegs, Dixon and Lima.

Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.