Weatherford is a city in Custer County, Oklahoma, home to about 12,004 people across 7.5 square miles. Its ZIP code is 73096.
Homes sold for a median of $134 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
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| Nearest major airport | OKC Will Rogers World Airport (OKC)63 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Oklahoma City, OK67 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Dallas, TX219 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Weatherford; 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.
Weatherford had 12,076 residents in the 2020 census, up 22% since 2000.
It’s the 39th largest of 827 towns in Oklahoma by population.
Custer County grew from 12,264 residents in 1900 to 28,513 in 2020.
Custer County, 1900–2020
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 26°F. About 30.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 6 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Weatherford, OK weather station (about a mile away).
9,694 jobs at 945 businesses in Custer County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
116 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Weatherford.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 12 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 2 |
| Dentists | 14 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 18 |
| Mental health providers | 50 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 12 |
| Optometrists | 4 |
| Chiropractors | 4 |
| Pharmacies | 10 |
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 (8 nearby)
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums (2 nearby)
Counts are within about 2 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.
Notable people born here
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Weatherford. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burcham EsWeatherford | Pre-K–1 | 362 | Public | 0.9 mi |
| Weatherford Early Childhood CenterWeatherford | Pre-K | 136 | Public | 1.0 mi |
| General Thomas P Stafford ElementaryWeatherford | 2–4 | 558 | Public | 1.0 mi |
| East Intermediate SchoolWeatherford | 5–6 | 365 | Public | 0.3 mi |
| Weatherford MsWeatherford | 7–8 | 326 | Public | 0.6 mi |
| Weatherford HsWeatherford | 9–12 | 657 | Public | 0.6 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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