{"id":7077,"date":"2023-08-25T10:01:58","date_gmt":"2023-08-25T10:01:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=7077"},"modified":"2026-08-07T18:59:38","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T18:59:38","slug":"muskogee-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/muskogee-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Muskogee County, Oklahoma"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Muskogee County is a county in Oklahoma, United States, about 48 miles southeast of Tulsa. It had a population of 66,339 at the 2020 census, an estimated 66,708 by 2025, and covers 840 square miles (2,200 km2) centred near 35&deg;37&prime;N 95&deg;23&prime;W.<\/p>\n<p>Muskogee is the county seat and the county&#8217;s largest city; its postal code is 74401. The county holds 2 cities, 11 incorporated towns and 6 unincorporated communities, and it runs on Central Time. Its FIPS code is 40101.<\/p>\n<h2>Towns &amp; Villages in Muskogee County<\/h2>\n<p>Muskogee County has 19 named places on record: 13 incorporated cities and towns and 6 unincorporated communities with no local government of their own. CDP stands for census designated place, a Census Bureau statistical area with no city hall or elected officials.<\/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>Muskogee<\/td>\n<td>City &middot; seat<\/td>\n<td>36,878<\/td>\n<td>74401<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Fort Gibson<\/td>\n<td>Town<\/td>\n<td>3,814<\/td>\n<td>74434<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Keefton<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>732<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Porum<\/td>\n<td>Town<\/td>\n<td>602<\/td>\n<td>74455<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Haskell<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>1,626<\/td>\n<td>74436<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Warner<\/td>\n<td>Town<\/td>\n<td>1,593<\/td>\n<td>74469<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sand Hill<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>339<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Oktaha<\/td>\n<td>Town<\/td>\n<td>343<\/td>\n<td>74450<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Webbers Falls<\/td>\n<td>Town<\/td>\n<td>338<\/td>\n<td>74470<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>River Bottom<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>248<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Simms<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>261<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Braggs<\/td>\n<td>Town<\/td>\n<td>270<\/td>\n<td>74423<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Briartown<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>185<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Taft<\/td>\n<td>Town<\/td>\n<td>174<\/td>\n<td>74463<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Boynton<\/td>\n<td>Town<\/td>\n<td>161<\/td>\n<td>74422<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Council Hill<\/td>\n<td>Town<\/td>\n<td>108<\/td>\n<td>74428<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Summit<\/td>\n<td>Town<\/td>\n<td>108<\/td>\n<td>74401<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sour John<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>71<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Wainwright<\/td>\n<td>Town<\/td>\n<td>93<\/td>\n<td>74468<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>Two places on this list need a note. Summit sits inside the Muskogee ZIP delivery area, 74401, so it carries the county seat&#8217;s own postal code rather than one of its own. Norwood, a much larger CDP just northeast of Fort Gibson, is not on this table &mdash; most of its 1,679 residents live in Cherokee County, with only its southern edge reaching into Muskogee County.<\/p>\n<h2>ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>74401 &mdash; Muskogee (also covers Summit)<\/li>\n<li>74402 &mdash; Muskogee (post office box ZIP)<\/li>\n<li>74403 &mdash; Muskogee<\/li>\n<li>74434 &mdash; Fort Gibson<\/li>\n<li>74436 &mdash; Haskell<\/li>\n<li>74469 &mdash; Warner<\/li>\n<li>74455 &mdash; Porum<\/li>\n<li>74450 &mdash; Oktaha<\/li>\n<li>74470 &mdash; Webbers Falls<\/li>\n<li>74423 &mdash; Braggs<\/li>\n<li>74463 &mdash; Taft<\/li>\n<li>74422 &mdash; Boynton<\/li>\n<li>74428 &mdash; Council Hill<\/li>\n<li>74468 &mdash; Wainwright<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Keefton, Sand Hill, River Bottom, Simms, Briartown and Sour John have no ZIP code of their own; mail there is delivered under the nearest incorporated town&#8217;s code.<\/p>\n<h2>Geography<\/h2>\n<p>Muskogee County lies in Oklahoma&#8217;s Arkansas River Valley, at the edge of the Ozark foothills. Of its 840 square miles, 810 are land and 29 are water, about 3.5 percent &mdash; higher than most Oklahoma counties, because three rivers converge here. The Arkansas, Verdigris and Grand rivers meet in the county&#8217;s northeast corner near Fort Gibson, and Webbers Falls Lake, a reservoir on the Arkansas River behind the Webbers Falls Lock and Dam, forms the county&#8217;s largest body of water.<\/p>\n<p>Wagoner County lies to the north, Cherokee County to the northeast, Sequoyah County to the east, Haskell County to the southeast, McIntosh County to the southwest, and Okmulgee County to the west. <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/wagoner-county\/\">Wagoner County<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/cherokee-county-oklahoma\/\">Cherokee County<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/sequoyah-county\/\">Sequoyah County<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/haskell-county-oklahoma\/\">Haskell County<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/mcintosh-county\/\">McIntosh County<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/okmulgee-county\/\">Okmulgee County<\/a> all border Muskogee directly.<\/p>\n<h2>Demographics<\/h2>\n<p>Muskogee County had a population of 66,339 at the 2020 census, and the latest Census Bureau estimate puts the county near 66,708 residents. Muskogee and Fort Gibson are the two largest communities, together holding well over half the county&#8217;s population. Median household income in the county runs $53,619 (2024 estimate), well below Oklahoma&#8217;s statewide figure of $62,138 (2023 ACS). Population density works out to roughly 82 people per square mile of land, low even by Oklahoma standards, reflecting the county&#8217;s largely rural southern and eastern reaches.<\/p>\n<h2>Economy &amp; Local Life<\/h2>\n<p>Health care and social assistance employs the most workers in the county, about 4,020 people, followed by manufacturing at 3,491 and retail trade at 3,027. Georgia-Pacific runs a tissue and paper mill in Muskogee that is the city&#8217;s largest single employer, with about 800 workers. Connors State College operates a campus in Warner, the town&#8217;s largest employer, alongside a second campus in Muskogee. The Indian Capital Technology Center serves the county&#8217;s vocational training needs. The county&#8217;s biggest annual event is the Azalea Festival each April at Honor Heights Park in Muskogee, which draws visitors from well beyond the county for the park&#8217;s blooming azaleas.<\/p>\n<h2>History<\/h2>\n<p>Muskogee County was organized in 1907 at Oklahoma statehood, taking its name from the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, whose government had been headquartered in the city of Muskogee since the 1870s. The federal postal service standardized the spelling to &#8220;Muskogee&#8221; in 1900.<\/p>\n<p>Fort Gibson, in the county&#8217;s northeast corner, traces to April 1824, when Colonel Matthew Arbuckle established a military post there to reduce conflict between relocated eastern tribes and the Osage already living in the region; the town that grew around it calls itself the oldest town in Oklahoma. Decades later, Taft, in the county&#8217;s west, was settled by freedmen of the Muscogee Nation and became one of Oklahoma&#8217;s historic all-Black towns, first known as Twine before being renamed for William Howard Taft. Summit, near Muskogee, is another of the roughly dozen such towns that survived into the 21st century.<\/p>\n<h2>Getting There<\/h2>\n<p>Interstate 40 crosses the county&#8217;s south end near Warner and Webbers Falls. US 62, US 64, US 69, and State Highways 2, 10 and 72 also run through the county.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tulsa &mdash; about 48 miles northwest<\/li>\n<li>Tahlequah &mdash; about 20 miles northeast<\/li>\n<li>Checotah &mdash; about 12 miles south of Wainwright<\/li>\n<li>McAlester &mdash; about 45 miles south<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Tulsa International Airport, roughly 50 miles northwest of Muskogee, is the nearest major commercial airport. Davis Field, on Muskogee&#8217;s south side, handles general aviation and charter traffic. No Amtrak service reaches Muskogee County; Tulsa itself has none either.<\/p>\n<h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Where is Muskogee County located?<\/strong><br \/>\nIt sits in Oklahoma&#8217;s Arkansas River Valley, about 48 miles southeast of Tulsa, bordered by Wagoner, Cherokee, Sequoyah, Haskell, McIntosh and Okmulgee counties.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the population of Muskogee County?<\/strong><br \/>\n66,339 at the 2020 census, with a recent Census Bureau estimate near 66,708.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How big is Muskogee County?<\/strong><br \/>\n840 square miles (2,200 km2), of which 810 square miles are land.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the county seat of Muskogee County?<\/strong><br \/>\nMuskogee is the county seat and largest city.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How many towns and cities are in Muskogee County?<\/strong><br \/>\n13 incorporated places &mdash; Muskogee, Haskell, Fort Gibson, Warner, Porum, Oktaha, Webbers Falls, Braggs, Taft, Boynton, Council Hill, Summit and Wainwright &mdash; plus six census-designated places: Keefton, Sand Hill, River Bottom, Simms, Briartown and Sour John.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What ZIP codes does Muskogee County use?<\/strong><br \/>\n74401 through 74403 for Muskogee and Summit; 74434 for Fort Gibson; 74436 for Haskell; 74469 for Warner; and separate codes for Porum, Oktaha, Webbers Falls, Braggs, Taft, Boynton, Council Hill and Wainwright.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is Muskogee County known for?<\/strong><br \/>\nFort Gibson, Oklahoma&#8217;s oldest town, established as a military post in 1824, and Taft, one of the state&#8217;s historic all-Black towns settled by Muscogee Nation freedmen.<\/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>Muskogee County is a county in Oklahoma, United States, about 48 miles southeast of Tulsa. It had a population of 66,339 at the 2020 census, an estimated 66,708 by 2025, and covers 840 square miles (2,200 km2) centred near 35&deg;37&prime;N 95&deg;23&prime;W. 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