{"id":7043,"date":"2023-08-24T16:27:08","date_gmt":"2023-08-24T16:27:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=7043"},"modified":"2026-08-16T19:08:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T19:08:20","slug":"johnston-county-oklahoma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/johnston-county-oklahoma\/","title":{"rendered":"Johnston County, Oklahoma"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Johnston County is a county in Oklahoma, United States, in the south-central part of the state, within the historic Chickasaw Nation and the Texoma region near the Texas border. It had a population of 10,272 at the 2020 census and covers 658 square miles (1,700 km2), of which 643 square miles is land and 15 square miles is water, centred near 34&deg;19&prime;N 96&deg;40&prime;W.<\/p>\n<p>Tishomingo is the county seat, and its postal code is 73460. The county has one city, six incorporated towns, and several unincorporated communities. Johnston County sits in the Central time zone.<\/p>\n<h2>Towns &amp; Villages in Johnston County<\/h2>\n<p>Johnston County has one city &mdash; Tishomingo, the seat &mdash; six incorporated towns, and a scatter of unincorporated communities across its rural interior. Oklahoma has no civil townships, so places are listed without a township column; population figures are given only where the 2020 census reports a distinct place.<\/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>Tishomingo<\/td>\n<td>City &middot; seat<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>73460<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Bromide<\/td>\n<td>Town<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>74530<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Mannsville<\/td>\n<td>Town<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>73447<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Milburn<\/td>\n<td>Town<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>73450<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Mill Creek<\/td>\n<td>Town<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>74856<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Ravia<\/td>\n<td>Town<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>73455<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Wapanucka<\/td>\n<td>Town<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>73461<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Bee<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Coleman<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>73432<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Connerville<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>74836<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Earl<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Emet<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Pontotoc<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Reagan<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Fillmore<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Folsom<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Nida<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Troy<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h2>ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>73460 &mdash; Tishomingo<\/li>\n<li>74530 &mdash; Bromide<\/li>\n<li>73447 &mdash; Mannsville<\/li>\n<li>73450 &mdash; Milburn<\/li>\n<li>74856 &mdash; Mill Creek<\/li>\n<li>73455 &mdash; Ravia<\/li>\n<li>73461 &mdash; Wapanucka<\/li>\n<li>73432 &mdash; Coleman (also serves nearby rural addresses)<\/li>\n<li>74836 &mdash; Connerville<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Bee, Earl, Emet, Pontotoc, Reagan, Fillmore, Folsom, Nida, and Troy have no post office of their own and are served by ZIP codes assigned to a neighbouring town.<\/p>\n<h2>Geography<\/h2>\n<p>Johnston County straddles two distinct landscapes. The Arbuckle Mountains rise across the northern part of the county, bringing rock outcroppings and rolling hills, while the southern portion flattens into the Coastal Plains, land long used for farming and ranching. The Washita River crosses the county&#8217;s western side and the Blue River its eastern side, and Lake Texoma&rsquo;s upper arms reach into the county&#8217;s south.<\/p>\n<p>Johnston County borders <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/pontotoc-county-oklahoma\/\">Pontotoc County<\/a> to the north, Coal County to the northeast, Atoka County to the east, Bryan County to the southeast, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/marshall-county-oklahoma\/\">Marshall County<\/a> to the south, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/carter-county-oklahoma\/\">Carter County<\/a> to the west, and <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/murray-county-oklahoma\/\">Murray County<\/a> to the northwest. No town in the county sits directly on a shared border with a same-named place elsewhere in Oklahoma, so there is no confusable-name overlap to resolve here.<\/p>\n<h2>Demographics<\/h2>\n<p>Johnston County had 10,272 residents at the 2020 census, a density of about 16 people per square mile, well below the state average and typical of Oklahoma&#8217;s rural southeast. Tishomingo, the county seat, is the largest community, followed by Mannsville. Median household income in the county runs below the Oklahoma median of $62,138, consistent with the county&#8217;s rural, agriculture-based economy. A substantial share of residents are enrolled citizens of the Chickasaw Nation, whose tribal jurisdictional area covers the county.<\/p>\n<h2>Economy &amp; Local Life<\/h2>\n<p>Ranching, row-crop farming, and pecan production anchor the county&#8217;s rural economy, alongside oil and gas activity that has run through the area for generations. Tishomingo is home to Murray State College, a two-year agricultural school founded in 1908, and to the headquarters of the Chickasaw Nation&#8217;s tribal government functions in the city. Tourism tied to Lake Texoma&#8217;s upper reaches and the Blue River, a designated trout stream, also brings visitors to the county.<\/p>\n<h2>History<\/h2>\n<p>Johnston County was created at Oklahoma statehood on November 16, 1907, and named for Douglas H. Johnston, who served as governor of the Chickasaw Nation. Tishomingo had earlier served as the capital of the Chickasaw Nation before statehood, and the county&#8217;s boundaries closely track the old Chickasaw Nation lands that became this part of south-central Oklahoma.<\/p>\n<h2>Getting There<\/h2>\n<p>U.S. Highway 377 and State Highways 1, 7, 12, 22, 48, and 78 cross Johnston County.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ada &mdash; 25 miles north<\/li>\n<li>Ardmore &mdash; 30 miles west<\/li>\n<li>Durant &mdash; 35 miles southeast<\/li>\n<li>Sherman, Texas &mdash; 60 miles south<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The nearest commercial airport is Ardmore Downtown Executive Airport for general aviation; the closest major commercial service is Dallas\/Fort Worth International Airport, roughly two hours south.<\/p>\n<h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Where is Johnston County, Oklahoma?<\/strong><br \/>It sits in south-central Oklahoma, in the Texoma region near the Texas border, within the historic Chickasaw Nation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the population of Johnston County?<\/strong><br \/>10,272 people at the 2020 census.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How big is Johnston County?<\/strong><br \/>658 square miles (1,700 km2), of which 643 square miles is land.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the county seat of Johnston County?<\/strong><br \/>Tishomingo.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How many towns are in Johnston County?<\/strong><br \/>One city and six incorporated towns, plus several unincorporated communities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What ZIP codes are in Johnston County?<\/strong><br \/>Nine, led by 73460 (Tishomingo), 74530 (Bromide), and 73447 (Mannsville).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why is it called Johnston County?<\/strong><br \/>It was named for Douglas H. Johnston, governor of the Chickasaw Nation, when the county was created at statehood in 1907.<\/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>Johnston County is a county in Oklahoma, United States, in the south-central part of the state, within the historic Chickasaw Nation and the Texoma region near the Texas border. It had a population of 10,272 at the 2020 census and covers 658 square miles (1,700 km2), of which 643 square miles is land and 15 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_titles_title":"Towns & Villages in Johnston County, Oklahoma","_seopress_titles_desc":"Johnston County, Oklahoma: population, towns, ZIP codes, Chickasaw Nation history, and geography around county seat Tishomingo.","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":0,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[6],"class_list":["post-7043","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-oklahoma","tag-towns-and-cities","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7043","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7043"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7043\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10164,"href":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7043\/revisions\/10164"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7043"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7043"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7043"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}