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73741 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 73741 covers Helena, Oklahoma, with a population of about 1,595 and a median household income of $63,750.

Population
1,59518 per square mile
Median age
46.78 points above the US average
Median household income
$63,750about the Oklahoma median
Poverty rate
18.1%5.7 points above the US average
Typical home value
$112,092down 12.1% in five years
Median rent
$56842% below the Oklahoma median
Degree or higher
4.5%30.5 points below the US average
Homeownership
77.5%12.5 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
25

Where 73741 is

Helena, 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

Population1,595
Median age46.7
Family households64.7%
Born outside the US1.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home7.8%
White (non-Hispanic)59.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)11.3%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino7.1%
Veterans6.8%
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$63,750
Income per person$13,718
Poverty rate18.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance8.7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k6.4%
$10–15k12.7%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k13.9%
$25–30k2.9%
$30–35k1.2%
$35–40k0.6%
$40–45k0.6%
$45–50k3.5%
$50–60k4.6%
$60–75k12.1%
$75–100k12.7%
$100–125k9.2%
$125–150k2.9%
$150–200k14.5%
$200k or more2.3%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed250
Mean adjusted gross income$60,420
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k36.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k20.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k20.0%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median gross rent$568
Owner-occupied77.5%
Vacant homes22.8%
Median year built1965

What the homes are

Detached house87.5%
Attached house6.7%
2 to 4 units3.6%
Mobile home2.2%
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$112,092as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 8.7%
Typical home value, 5 yearsdown 12.1%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 22.7%
Typical home value since 2000
201620212026$146,647$91,346

$91,346 in 2016 to $112,092 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate8.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher4.5%
High school diploma or higher75.5%
Works from home0.6%
Drives to work alone63.5%
Takes public transport1.3%
Commutes 45 minutes or more18.1%
Health

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

Obesity45.3% 11.9 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes15.9% 3.9 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes23.7% 10.5 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure46.9% 12.8 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health25% 4.7 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)13.1% 1.8 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression20.1% 1.8 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity34.5% 9.1 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis28.2% 3.1 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.8% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication75.7% 1 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)7.3% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.7% 0.7 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease9% 2.8 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year76.1% 0.6 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening84.7% 1.2 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability16.8% 2 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening54.8% 9.5 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD9% 2.4 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist52.7% 8.6 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability39.5% 8.8 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support29.1% 4.3 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity20.3% 3.2 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps16.7% 2.4 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability10.6% 3.9 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol40.3% 4.1 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity15.8% 2 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9% 0.6 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport10% 0.8 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness30.4% 4 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use66.8% 9.1 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.2% 0.6 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability18.2% 4.2 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.7% 2.2 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.3% 1.3 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat12.4% 3.6 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours39% 2.6 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.4% 1 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost18.9% 5.9 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.5% 0.9 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments25
People employed116
Annual payroll$2,853,000
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 95.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High
Expected annual loss92.5 out of 100
Community resilience35.8 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.

Ice storm99.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave99.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought99.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail96.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind95.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado95Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave90.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire81.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide79.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather79.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning60.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane43.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding38.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake38.1Very 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$63,750$63,603$78,538
Income per person$13,718$34,859$43,289
Poverty rate18.1%15.3%12.4%
Median home value$185,900$303,400
Median gross rent$568$980$1,348
Homeownership77.5%65.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher4.5%27.8%35%
Unemployment rate8.2%4.9%5.2%
Works from home0.6%8.5%13.5%
Born outside the US1.9%6.3%13.9%
Median age46.736.938.7
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 stationHELENA 1 SSE, OK US1.2 km away
Rain in a year32 in
Snow in a year13 in

Average high and low by month

January46.8°F / 23.3°F1.04 in rain, 3.1 in snow
February51°F / 26.5°F1.25 in rain, 2.4 in snow
March61°F / 35.5°F2.22 in rain, 3.2 in snow
April70.2°F / 44.2°F3.27 in rain
May79.5°F / 55.7°F4.37 in rain
June89.7°F / 65.8°F4.42 in rain
July95°F / 70.3°F3.22 in rain
August93.2°F / 68.7°F3.71 in rain
September85.3°F / 60.6°F2.56 in rain
October72.7°F / 47.5°F3.03 in rain, 0.2 in snow
November59.1°F / 35°F1.6 in rain, 0.4 in snow
December48.1°F / 26°F1.45 in rain, 3.4 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
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 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Timberlake Public Schools97% of this ZIP code's land area
Alva Public Schools3% 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 vulnerability55more vulnerable than 55% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status51more vulnerable than 51% of US census tracts
Household characteristics47more vulnerable than 47% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status38more vulnerable than 38% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport67more vulnerable than 67% of US census tracts
Walkability6.2 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

73739 Goltry, OK11.1 km away
73716 Aline, OK16.6 km away
73726 Carmen, OK16.7 km away
73768 Ringwood, OK18.7 km away
73749 Jet, OK19.1 km away
73760 Meno, OK20.7 km away
73729 Cleo Springs, OK21 km away
73727 Carrier, OK21.8 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.

Alfalfa County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area90.68 sq mi
Water area0.21 sq mi
Population density18 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude36.5438, -98.2778

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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