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73086 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 73086 covers Sulphur, Oklahoma, with a population of about 8,504 and a median household income of $62,600.

Population
8,50453 per square mile
Median age
43.14.4 points above the US average
Median household income
$62,600about the Oklahoma median
Poverty rate
11.8%0.6 points below the US average
Typical home value
$169,246up 26.5% in five years
Median rent
$88510% below the Oklahoma median
Degree or higher
18.1%16.9 points below the US average
Homeownership
74.5%9.5 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
163

Where 73086 is

Sulphur, Oklahoma — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population8,504
Median age43.1
Family households67.5%
Born outside the US1.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home3.4%
White (non-Hispanic)68.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino8.4%
Veterans10.4%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$62,600
Income per person$34,128
Poverty rate11.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance13.2%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.5%
$10–15k6.3%
$15–20k1.8%
$20–25k8.7%
$25–30k2.5%
$30–35k2.7%
$35–40k4.0%
$40–45k5.4%
$45–50k2.4%
$50–60k9.1%
$60–75k9.4%
$75–100k15.2%
$100–125k11.9%
$125–150k5.7%
$150–200k3.7%
$200k or more5.8%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed3,510
Mean adjusted gross income$64,779
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3.4%
Returns, under $25k29.1%
Returns, $25k–$50k28.8%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.7%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.8%
Returns, $100k–$200k14.2%
Returns, $200k or more3.4%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$153,500
Median gross rent$885
Rent as a share of household income23.5%
Owner-occupied74.5%
Vacant homes27.6%
Median year built1978

What the homes are

Detached house76.9%
Attached house0.6%
2 to 4 units4.7%
5 to 19 units1.5%
Mobile home15.7%
Boat, RV or van0.5%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$169,246as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 26.5%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 73.2%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$179,247$50,799

$50,799 in 2000 to $169,246 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher18.1%
High school diploma or higher85.1%
Works from home3.6%
Drives to work alone87.2%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more10.2%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity41.2% 7.8 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes14.2% 2.2 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes17.9% 4.7 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure43.2% 9.1 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health22.9% 2.6 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)10.9% same as the national average of 11.3%
Depression24.4% 2.5 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity34.3% 8.9 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis32% 6.9 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13.1% 2.9 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79% 4.3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.5% 1.8 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.7% 1.3 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.8% 2.6 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79.8% 3.1 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.9% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability17.5% 2.7 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening61.2% 3.1 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD9.4% 2.8 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist57.6% 3.7 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability41.2% 10.5 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support25.2% same as the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity17.4% same as the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps13.9% same as the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability11.1% 4.4 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol40.5% 4.3 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity12.8% 1 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability10% 1.6 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport9.1% same as the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.6% 2.8 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use66.1% 9.8 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.3% 0.5 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability19.3% 5.3 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.9% 2.4 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.6% 0.6 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat9.2% same as the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours36% same as the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.4% 1 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost20.1% 7.1 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.3% 0.7 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments163
People employed2,182
Annual payroll$91,743,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 59.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 5 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss50.8 out of 100
Community resilience15 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Landslide96.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire95.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm94.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail90.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind89.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado89.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought86.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave79.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather73.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning69.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave62.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding40.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane38.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake35.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Oklahoma and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPOklahomaUnited States
Median household income$62,600$63,603$78,538
Income per person$34,128$34,859$43,289
Poverty rate11.8%15.3%12.4%
Median home value$153,500$185,900$303,400
Median gross rent$885$980$1,348
Homeownership74.5%65.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher18.1%27.8%35%
Unemployment rate0.6%4.9%5.2%
Works from home3.6%8.5%13.5%
Born outside the US1.5%6.3%13.9%
Median age43.136.938.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationCHICKASAW NRA, OK US1.9 km away
Rain in a year42 in
Snow in a year2 in

Average high and low by month

January51.8°F / 27.9°F2.03 in rain, 1 in snow
February56.3°F / 32.1°F1.94 in rain, 0.3 in snow
March64.8°F / 40.8°F3.62 in rain, 0.1 in snow
April72.7°F / 48.6°F3.74 in rain
May79.4°F / 58.9°F5.55 in rain
June87.8°F / 67.5°F4.36 in rain
July93.1°F / 71.3°F3.71 in rain
August93.5°F / 69.7°F2.99 in rain
September85.8°F / 62.4°F4.36 in rain
October75.1°F / 50°F3.99 in rain
November63.1°F / 39.2°F2.77 in rain
December53.5°F / 30.8°F2.74 in rain, 0.3 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket23% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 5 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Sulphur Public Schools76.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Davis Public Schools13.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Roff Public Schools5.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Mill Creek Public Schools3.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Wynnewood Public Schools1.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability42more vulnerable than 42% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status42more vulnerable than 42% of US census tracts
Household characteristics55more vulnerable than 55% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status45more vulnerable than 45% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Walkability5.4 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

73030 Davis, OK11.9 km away
73039 Davis, OK12.2 km away
73032 Dougherty, OK13.8 km away
74865 Roff, OK17.1 km away
73098 Wynnewood, OK22.9 km away
73436 Gene Autry, OK24.7 km away
74843 Fitzhugh, OK25.1 km away
73458 Springer, OK26.6 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Murray County98.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Johnston County1.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area159.01 sq mi
Water area5.91 sq mi
Population density53 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude34.5116, -96.9797

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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