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74855 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 74855 covers Meeker, Oklahoma, with a population of about 4,292 and a median household income of $55,861.

Population
4,29241 per square mile
Median age
44.65.9 points above the US average
Median household income
$55,86112% below the Oklahoma median
Poverty rate
15.4%3 points above the US average
Typical home value
$219,862up 29% in five years
Median rent
$8969% below the Oklahoma median
Degree or higher
19.3%15.7 points below the US average
Homeownership
72.4%7.4 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
45

Where 74855 is

Meeker, 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

Population4,292
Median age44.6
Family households73.2%
Born outside the US1.7%
Speaks a language other than English at home2.7%
White (non-Hispanic)75.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.8%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.1%
Hispanic or Latino4.6%
Veterans12.5%
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$55,861
Income per person$31,317
Poverty rate15.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance16%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.6%
$10–15k3.9%
$15–20k5.0%
$20–25k6.0%
$25–30k3.2%
$30–35k5.5%
$35–40k4.7%
$40–45k5.1%
$45–50k6.2%
$50–60k11.5%
$60–75k8.1%
$75–100k9.6%
$100–125k10.5%
$125–150k5.0%
$150–200k5.0%
$200k or more5.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,970
Mean adjusted gross income$62,195
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3%
Returns, under $25k28.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k25.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k15.2%
Returns, $200k or more3.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$151,200
Median gross rent$896
Rent as a share of household income22.8%
Owner-occupied72.4%
Vacant homes9.9%
Median year built1980

What the homes are

Detached house78.9%
Attached house0.1%
2 to 4 units3.9%
5 to 19 units1.9%
Mobile home13.8%
Boat, RV or van1.4%
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$219,862as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 6.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 29%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 88.1%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$219,862$69,064

$69,064 in 2000 to $219,862 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher19.3%
High school diploma or higher88%
Works from home17.8%
Drives to work alone67.9%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more27%
Health

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

Obesity44.3% 10.9 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes15.3% 3.3 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes19.5% 6.3 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure45.2% 11.1 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health24.3% 4 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9.9% 1.4 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression25.8% 3.9 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity34.3% 8.9 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis34.6% 9.5 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13.3% 2.7 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication80.1% 5.4 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.7% 2 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma12.1% 1.7 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease9.4% 3.2 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79.6% 2.9 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.1% 0.8 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability18.6% 3.8 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening61.2% 3.1 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD10.9% 4.3 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist55.8% 5.5 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability43.1% 12.4 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support24.4% same as the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity18.9% 1.8 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps16.8% 2.5 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability11.5% 4.8 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol42.2% 6 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity13.1% 0.7 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability11.1% 2.7 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport9.6% same as the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32.5% 1.9 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use67.3% 8.6 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.2% 1.4 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability21.5% 7.5 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)16.9% 3.4 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.3% 1.3 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat10.3% 1.5 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours37.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost18.1% 5.1 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability7% 1.4 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments45
People employed251
Annual payroll$7,219,000
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 82.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 6 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss71.3 out of 100
Community resilience25.3 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 storm97.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado96.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire96.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought95.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave95.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail94.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave91.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather88.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide87.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind69.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning65.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding59.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake49.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane29.3Very 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$55,861$63,603$78,538
Income per person$31,317$34,859$43,289
Poverty rate15.4%15.3%12.4%
Median home value$151,200$185,900$303,400
Median gross rent$896$980$1,348
Homeownership72.4%65.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher19.3%27.8%35%
Unemployment rate5.2%4.9%5.2%
Works from home17.8%8.5%13.5%
Born outside the US1.7%6.3%13.9%
Median age44.636.938.7
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 stationMEEKER 5 W, OK US2.6 km away
Rain in a year39 in

Average high and low by month

January49.3°F / 26.6°F1.57 in rain
February53.7°F / 29.6°F1.83 in rain
March62.5°F / 38.1°F2.89 in rain
April71.2°F / 47.1°F3.98 in rain
May77.9°F / 57.8°F5.23 in rain
June86.3°F / 66.8°F5.15 in rain
July91.8°F / 71.2°F3.5 in rain
August91.3°F / 69°F3.3 in rain
September83.9°F / 61°F3.89 in rain
October73.3°F / 49°F3.82 in rain
November61.7°F / 37.9°F2.21 in rain
December51.3°F / 29.6°F1.99 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 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 4 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Meeker Public Schools70.7% of this ZIP code's land area
White Rock Public School22.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Prague Public Schools4.2% of this ZIP code's land area
North Rock Creek Public School2.6% 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 vulnerability60more vulnerable than 60% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status52more vulnerable than 52% of US census tracts
Household characteristics69more vulnerable than 69% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport63more vulnerable than 63% of US census tracts
Walkability4.4 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

74851 Mcloud, OK12.8 km away
74804 Shawnee, OK16.1 km away
73045 Harrah, OK16.4 km away
74881 Wellston, OK18.1 km away
74869 Sparks, OK19.4 km away
74802 Shawnee, OK22.5 km away
74834 Chandler, OK22.7 km away
73054 Luther, OK23.7 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.

Lincoln County90.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Pottawatomie County9.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area105.23 sq mi
Water area1.82 sq mi
Population density41 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude35.5211, -96.9981

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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