Springer is a town in Carter County, Oklahoma, home to about 854 people across 15 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 73401 and 73458.
Homes sold for a median of $162 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 2 were seller’s markets.
Population85457 per sq mi
Median home value$183,900Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$162Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Springer. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Springer
Distances
Nearest major airport
OKC Will Rogers World Airport (OKC)88 miles away
Closer regional airport
Lawton Fort Sill Regional Airport (LAW)76 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Plano, TX81 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Dallas, TX98 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Springer; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Springer
U.S. Representative · Oklahoma’s 4th DistrictTom Cole (R)
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
Springer had 685 residents in the 2020 census, up 19% since 2000.
It’s the 268th largest of 827 towns in Oklahoma by population.
Carter County grew from 25,358 residents in 1910 to 48,003 in 2020.
Carter County, 1910–2020
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 32°F. About 38.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 3 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Ardmore, OK weather station (about a mile away).
Jobs in Carter County
21,435 jobs at 1,575 businesses in Carter County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
543 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Springer’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Exceptional Community Hospital ArdmoreGeneral hospital · emergency room · Ardmore1.2 miles
Mercy Hospital Ardmore, INCGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Ardmore2.0 miles
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 Springer
Parks (7 nearby)
Broadlawn Park · 25 acres2.7 mi
Southwest Park · 7 acres1.5 mi
West Park · 3 acres1.1 mi
Walker Park · 3 acres2.6 mi
Central Park · 2 acres2.1 mi
Walker Stadium1.1 mi
Grocery stores (5 nearby)
Homeland1.6 mi
Save-A-Lot1.7 mi
ALDI1.8 mi
Walmart Supercenter2.0 mi
Libraries (1 nearby)
Southern Oklahoma Library System0.6 mi
Museums (1 nearby)
Greater Southwest Historical Museum1.1 mi
Counts are within about 2.5 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Dickson, Plainview, Springer and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(16)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Dickson EsArdmore
Pre-K–2
323
Public
10.9 mi
Plainview Primary EsArdmore
Pre-K–2
406
Public
0.9 mi
Springer EsSpringer
Pre-K–8
153
Public
9.6 mi
Will Rogers EsArdmore
Pre-K–K
324
Public
2.9 mi
Charles Evans EsArdmore
1–2
398
Public
2.6 mi
Dickson Upper EsArdmore
3–5
277
Public
10.9 mi
Lincoln EsArdmore
3–4
409
Public
2.0 mi
Plainview Intermediate EsArdmore
3–5
363
Public
1.1 mi
Jefferson EsArdmore
5–6
396
Public
2.7 mi
Dickson MsArdmore
6–8
282
Public
10.9 mi
Plainview MsArdmore
6–8
366
Public
1.0 mi
Ardmore MsArdmore
7–8
312
Public
3.2 mi
Ardmore HsArdmore
9–12
707
Public
3.0 mi
Dickson HsArdmore
9–12
347
Public
10.8 mi
Plainview HsArdmore
9–12
433
Public
1.2 mi
Springer HsSpringer
9–12
56
Public
9.6 mi
Private schools(4)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
Oak Hall Episcopal SchoolArdmore
Pre-K–8
117
Episcopal
3.3 mi
New Beginning Christian SchoolArdmore
K–11
12
Christian (no specific denomination)
2.5 mi
Texoma Autism and Behavior Intervention SchoolArdmore
1–2
18
Nonsectarian
2.6 mi
Ardmore Adventist AcademyArdmore
2–8
14
Seventh-day Adventist
5.6 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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