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73942 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 73942 covers Guymon, Oklahoma, with a population of about 13,659 and a median household income of $58,609.

Population
13,65923 per square mile
Median age
33.45.3 points below the US average
Median household income
$58,6098% below the Oklahoma median
Poverty rate
19.7%7.3 points above the US average
Typical home value
$176,361up 26.8% in five years
Median rent
$975about the Oklahoma median
Degree or higher
20.9%14.1 points below the US average
Homeownership
65.8%0.8 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
356

Where 73942 is

Guymon, 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

Population13,659
Median age33.4
Family households64.6%
Born outside the US27.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home48.7%
White (non-Hispanic)30.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)6%
Asian (non-Hispanic)2.2%
Hispanic or Latino57.7%
Veterans1.9%
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$58,609
Income per person$25,534
Poverty rate19.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance15.2%

Household income distribution

Under $10k6.9%
$10–15k3.5%
$15–20k9.0%
$20–25k5.7%
$25–30k2.4%
$30–35k3.2%
$35–40k3.4%
$40–45k3.9%
$45–50k3.7%
$50–60k9.6%
$60–75k8.7%
$75–100k12.0%
$100–125k16.2%
$125–150k3.6%
$150–200k5.5%
$200k or more2.7%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed5,950
Mean adjusted gross income$60,014
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.5%
Returns, under $25k24.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k33.1%
Returns, $50k–$75k21.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k9.6%
Returns, $200k or more2.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$172,400
Median gross rent$975
Rent as a share of household income26.5%
Owner-occupied65.8%
Vacant homes14.3%
Median year built1976

What the homes are

Detached house68.3%
Attached house0.8%
2 to 4 units6.2%
5 to 19 units9.1%
20 or more units1.4%
Mobile home14.2%
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$176,361as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 6.9%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 26.8%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 52.2%
Typical home value since 2000
201620212026$176,361$113,601

$115,838 in 2016 to $176,361 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher20.9%
High school diploma or higher72.4%
Works from home2.3%
Drives to work alone73.9%
Takes public transport1.6%
Commutes 45 minutes or more6.6%
Health

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

Obesity44.8% 11.4 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.2% 1.2 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes16.6% 3.4 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure36.4% 2.3 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health26.4% 6.1 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)24.2% 12.9 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.4% 0.5 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity38.9% 13.5 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis22.9% 2.2 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13.7% 2.3 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication72.3% 2.4 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)5.7% 2 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.5% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.4% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year74.1% 2.6 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening80.3% 5.6 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability19.9% 5.1 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening51.7% 12.6 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD7% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist47.7% 13.6 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability41.4% 10.7 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support29.1% 4.3 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity28.9% 11.8 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps22.1% 7.8 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8.4% 1.7 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36.3% same as the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity21.7% 7.9 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability10.5% 2.1 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport13.4% 4.2 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness36% 1.6 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use66.5% 9.4 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.7% 0.9 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability17.7% 3.7 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.3% 1.8 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.1% 1.1 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat14% 5.2 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours37.7% 1.3 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.4% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost18.7% 5.7 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability8.4% 2.8 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments356
People employed7,727
Annual payroll$368,300,000
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 95.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Very High across the 5 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss94.3 out of 100
Community resilience0.7 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.

Cold wave99.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought99.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather99Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire96.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning95.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail92.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm87.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind86.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado83.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide54.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding39.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake31.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave9.9Relatively 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$58,609$63,603$78,538
Income per person$25,534$34,859$43,289
Poverty rate19.7%15.3%12.4%
Median home value$172,400$185,900$303,400
Median gross rent$975$980$1,348
Homeownership65.8%65.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher20.9%27.8%35%
Unemployment rate2.1%4.9%5.2%
Works from home2.3%8.5%13.5%
Born outside the US27.6%6.3%13.9%
Median age33.436.938.7
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 stationGUYMON MUNI AP, OK US2.9 km away
Rain in a year18 in

Average high and low by month

January50.7°F / 21.9°F0.41 in rain
February54.2°F / 24.3°F0.33 in rain
March63.1°F / 32°F1.11 in rain
April71.3°F / 40.7°F1.49 in rain
May80.6°F / 51.4°F2.25 in rain
June90.7°F / 61.6°F2.88 in rain
July95°F / 66.5°F2.39 in rain
August92.1°F / 64.8°F2.58 in rain
September85.4°F / 56.5°F1.36 in rain
October73.1°F / 43°F1.75 in rain
November60.6°F / 30.7°F0.51 in rain
December50°F / 22.9°F0.69 in rain
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 supermarket4% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket4% 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 6 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Guymon Public Schools56.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Straight Public School20.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Goodwell Public Schools10.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Hardesty Public Schools8% of this ZIP code's land area
Yarbrough Public Schools2.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Optima Public School2.1% 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 vulnerability61more vulnerable than 61% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status43more vulnerable than 43% of US census tracts
Household characteristics66more vulnerable than 66% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status57more vulnerable than 57% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport71more vulnerable than 71% of US census tracts
Walkability4.7 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

73939 Goodwell, OK21.2 km away
73945 Hooker, OK26.6 km away
73944 Hardesty, OK30.7 km away
73960 Texhoma, TX34.5 km away
73901 Adams, OK36.2 km away
73949 Texhoma, OK37.4 km away
79040 Gruver, TX45.9 km away
73951 Tyrone, OK47.1 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.

Texas County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area602.07 sq mi
Water area2.31 sq mi
Population density23 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude36.6961, -101.4778

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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