Wanette is a town in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, home to about 274 people across 0.4 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 74878.
Homes sold for a median of $214 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Population274668 per sq mi
Median home value$119,600Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$214Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Wanette. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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History
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Around Wanette
Distances
Nearest major airport
OKC Will Rogers World Airport (OKC)42 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Oklahoma City, OK42 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Dallas, TX153 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Wanette; 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.
Population over time
Wanette had 279 residents in the 2020 census, down 31% since 2000.
It’s the 487th largest of 827 towns in Oklahoma by population.
Pottawatomie County grew from 26,412 residents in 1900 to 72,454 in 2020.
Pottawatomie County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 93°F in summer, and winter lows average 30°F. About 41.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Byars 3ese Mesonet, OK weather station (11 miles away).
Jobs in Pottawatomie County
16,706 jobs at 1,253 businesses in Pottawatomie County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2022 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
Nearest hospitals
Purcell Municipal HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Purcell18.4 miles
Valley Community HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · Pauls Valley21.5 miles
Chickasaw Nation Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Ada24.9 miles
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Schools in Wanette
Public schools here are run by Wanette. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(2)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Wanette EsWanette
Pre-K–8
60
Public
2.4 mi
Wanette HsWanette
9–12
20
Public
2.4 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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