{"id":6981,"date":"2023-08-23T11:57:57","date_gmt":"2023-08-23T11:57:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=6981"},"modified":"2026-08-20T23:24:32","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T23:24:32","slug":"beckham-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/beckham-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Beckham County, Oklahoma"},"content":{"rendered":"

Beckham County is a county in Oklahoma, United States, on the state’s western border with Texas. It had a population of 22,410 at the 2020 census and covers 904 square miles (2,340 km2), of which 902 square miles is land, centred near 35\u00b016\u2032N 99\u00b041\u2032W.<\/p>\n

Sayre is the county seat; its postal code is 73662. The county has 3 incorporated cities, 3 incorporated towns and a handful of unincorporated communities, all in the Central time zone. Beckham County anchors the Elk City Micropolitan Statistical Area.<\/p>\n

Towns & Villages in Beckham County<\/h2>\n

Beckham County has three incorporated cities, three incorporated towns, and several unincorporated communities. Oklahoma law distinguishes a “city” from a “town” mainly by population and form of government; both are listed as City<\/strong>\/Town<\/strong> below, with Unincorp.<\/strong> marking places with no municipal government of their own.<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Place<\/th>\nType<\/th>\nPop.<\/th>\nZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Elk City<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n73644<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sayre<\/td>\nCity · seat<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n73662<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Erick<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n73645<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Carter<\/td>\nTown<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n73627<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Texola<\/td>\nTown<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n73668<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sweetwater<\/td>\nTown<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Delhi<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Doxey<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hext<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hocker<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mayfield<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Merritt<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
New Liberty<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Prentiss<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Retrop<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Taylor<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Sweetwater straddles the Beckham–Roger Mills county line, with part of the town in each county. Texola sits on the Oklahoma–Texas state line at the western edge of the county, on old U.S. Route 66.<\/p>\n

ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n