Velma is a town in Stephens County, Oklahoma, home to about 590 people across 1.4 square miles. Its ZIP code is 73491.
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| Nearest major airport | OKC Will Rogers World Airport (OKC)65 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Lawton Fort Sill Regional Airport (LAW)43 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Oklahoma City, OK70 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Dallas, TX126 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Velma; 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.
Velma had 554 residents in the 2020 census, down 17% since 2000.
It’s the 327th largest of 827 towns in Oklahoma by population.
Stephens County grew from 22,252 residents in 1910 to 42,848 in 2020.
Stephens County, 1910–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 94°F in summer, and winter lows average 28°F. About 37.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 3 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Duncan, OK weather station (17 miles away).
12,439 jobs at 1,080 businesses in Stephens County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
2 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Velma.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 2 |
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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.
Parks (1 nearby)
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.
Public schools here are run by Velma-Alma. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
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| Velma-Alma EsVelma | Pre-K–5 | 211 | Public | 0.3 mi |
| Velma-Alma MsVelma | 6–8 | 90 | Public | 0.3 mi |
| Velma-Alma HsVelma | 9–12 | 146 | Public | 0.3 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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