Wellston is a town in Lincoln County, Oklahoma, home to about 902 people across 1.3 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 74881.
Homes sold for a median of $146 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Part is in Wellston, part in Warwick and Fallis
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Wellston. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | OKC Will Rogers World Airport (OKC)36 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Oklahoma City, OK29 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Dallas, TX200 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Wellston; 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.
Wellston had 679 residents in the 2020 census, down 18% since 2000.
It’s the 259th largest of 827 towns in Oklahoma by population.
Lincoln County grew from 27,007 residents in 1900 to 33,458 in 2020.
Lincoln County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 95°F in summer, and winter lows average 25°F. About 36.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 2 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Chandler, OK weather station (10 miles away).
5,625 jobs at 593 businesses in Lincoln County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
3 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Wellston.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 2 |
|---|---|
| Mental health providers | 1 |
| Pharmacies | 2 |
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.
Libraries
Museums
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 Wellston. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellston EsWellston | Pre-K–5 | 223 | Public | 0.6 mi |
| Wellston MsWellston | 6–8 | 98 | Public | 1.0 mi |
| Wellston HsWellston | 9–12 | 124 | Public | 1.0 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 Warwick and Fallis.
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.