{"id":7015,"date":"2023-08-24T10:23:58","date_gmt":"2023-08-24T10:23:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=7015"},"modified":"2026-08-21T08:37:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T08:37:14","slug":"dewey-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/dewey-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Dewey County, Oklahoma"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dewey County is a county in Oklahoma, United States, on the state&#8217;s western plains along the South Canadian and Canadian rivers. It had a population of 4,484 at the 2020 census and covers 999 square miles (2,590 km2) of land, centred near 35&deg;59&prime;N 99&deg;00&prime;W.<\/p>\n<p>Taloga is the county seat, and its postal code is 73667. The county has one city, six towns, one census-designated place, and a scatter of unincorporated communities, all within the Central time zone. Seiling, not the seat, is the county&#8217;s largest community.<\/p>\n<h2>Towns &amp; Villages in Dewey County<\/h2>\n<p>Dewey County has one incorporated city (Seiling), six incorporated towns, one census-designated place (Fay), and a number of small unincorporated communities and former post-office settlements scattered across the county&#8217;s ranchland. Oklahoma has no civil townships, so places are listed without a township column.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tv-table-scroll\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Place<\/th>\n<th>Type<\/th>\n<th>Pop.<\/th>\n<th>ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Seiling<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>850<\/td>\n<td>73663<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Taloga<\/td>\n<td>Town &middot; seat<\/td>\n<td>288<\/td>\n<td>73667<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Vici<\/td>\n<td>Town<\/td>\n<td>611<\/td>\n<td>73859<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Camargo<\/td>\n<td>Town<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>73835<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Leedey<\/td>\n<td>Town<\/td>\n<td>415<\/td>\n<td>73654<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Oakwood<\/td>\n<td>Town<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>73658<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Putnam<\/td>\n<td>Town<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>73659<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Fay<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>73646<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Lenora<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Aledo<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Burmah<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cestos<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Fonda<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Hucmac<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Leonel<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Nobscot<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Parallel<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Rhea<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Trail<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Webb<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>Most of the unincorporated names above are old rural post-office and ranch-crossroads settlements rather than active towns; several no longer have a functioning post office, which is why population and ZIP figures are unavailable for them.<\/p>\n<h2>ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>73667 &mdash; Taloga (county seat)<\/li>\n<li>73663 &mdash; Seiling<\/li>\n<li>73859 &mdash; Vici<\/li>\n<li>73835 &mdash; Camargo<\/li>\n<li>73654 &mdash; Leedey<\/li>\n<li>73658 &mdash; Oakwood<\/li>\n<li>73659 &mdash; Putnam<\/li>\n<li>73646 &mdash; Fay<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Lenora and the county&#8217;s other unincorporated communities have no ZIP code of their own and are served by mail from the nearest listed town.<\/p>\n<h2>Geography<\/h2>\n<p>Dewey County sits on the gypsum-hills plains of northwestern Oklahoma, drained by the Canadian River along its southern edge and by Boggy, Bridge and Deer creeks elsewhere. Of the county&#8217;s 1,008 square miles, 999 are land and 8.8 are water. The terrain runs from red-bed canyon country in the south to rolling short-grass rangeland further north.<\/p>\n<p>Dewey County borders <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/woodward-county\/\">Woodward County<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/major-county\/\">Major County<\/a> to the north, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/blaine-county\/\">Blaine County<\/a> to the east, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/custer-county\/\">Custer County<\/a> to the south, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/roger-mills-county\/\">Roger Mills County<\/a> to the southwest, and <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/ellis-county-oklahoma\/\">Ellis County<\/a> to the northwest.<\/p>\n<h2>Demographics<\/h2>\n<p>Dewey County had 4,484 residents at the 2020 census. Seiling (850) and Vici (611) are its two largest communities. Median household income in the county runs below the Oklahoma median of $62,138, consistent with a rural, agriculture-dependent economy. With 999 square miles of land, the county&#8217;s population density is roughly 4.5 people per square mile.<\/p>\n<h2>Economy &amp; Local Life<\/h2>\n<p>Agriculture anchors the county economy &mdash; wheat, cattle and hay ranching dominate the landscape, supplemented by oil and gas production that peaked in the 1940s and 1950s and continues on a smaller scale today. Gypsum, bentonite, clay and sand have also been mined locally. Dewey County Hospital in Taloga and the Seiling and Vici public school districts are the county&#8217;s main institutional employers.<\/p>\n<h2>History<\/h2>\n<p>Dewey County was created in 1891 out of the Cherokee Outlet land run and was originally designated &#8220;County D.&#8221; Voters chose the name Dewey in an 1898 general election, honoring Admiral George Dewey, the U.S. naval commander who had led the Battle of Manila Bay that year. Taloga was established as county seat, and the county&#8217;s towns grew up along early rail and stage routes serving area ranches.<\/p>\n<h2>Getting There<\/h2>\n<p>U.S. Highways 60, 183, 270 and 281, plus Oklahoma State Highways 34, 47 and 51, cross the county.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Woodward, OK &mdash; 25 miles north<\/li>\n<li>Weatherford, OK &mdash; 35 miles southeast<\/li>\n<li>Clinton, OK &mdash; 30 miles south<\/li>\n<li>Oklahoma City, OK &mdash; 110 miles southeast<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Woodward Regional Airport is the nearest public airport with scheduled commercial service.<\/p>\n<h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Where is Dewey County?<\/strong><br \/>It is in northwestern Oklahoma, on the plains between the Canadian River and the gypsum hills near the panhandle region.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the population of Dewey County?<\/strong><br \/>4,484 residents at the 2020 census.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How big is Dewey County?<\/strong><br \/>999 square miles of land (2,590 km2), plus 8.8 square miles of water.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the county seat of Dewey County?<\/strong><br \/>Taloga is the county seat.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How many towns are in Dewey County?<\/strong><br \/>One city (Seiling), six towns, and one census-designated place (Fay), along with several small unincorporated communities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What ZIP codes are in Dewey County?<\/strong><br \/>Eight ZIP codes serve the county, including 73667 (Taloga), 73663 (Seiling) and 73859 (Vici).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why is it called Dewey County?<\/strong><br \/>Voters renamed it in 1898 after Admiral George Dewey, following the U.S. Navy&#8217;s victory at the Battle of Manila Bay.<\/p>\n<p>More counties in this state: <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/category\/oklahoma\/\">Towns and villages in Oklahoma<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dewey County is a county in Oklahoma, United States, on the state&#8217;s western plains along the South Canadian and Canadian rivers. It had a population of 4,484 at the 2020 census and covers 999 square miles (2,590 km2) of land, centred near 35&deg;59&prime;N 99&deg;00&prime;W. Taloga is the county seat, and its postal code is 73667. 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