Arapaho Oklahoma Map

About Arapaho, Oklahoma

Arapaho is a locality in Custer County, Oklahoma, United States. It is a small community with a population of 668. The population density is 369.0 people per km². Arapaho is located at 35.5778°N, 98.9645°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Arapaho is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 73620.

Arapaho occupies a quiet expanse of western Oklahoma where the red earth meets the vast, unobstructed sky. It lies 14.9 miles west-northwest of Weatherford, OK (from Weatherford, OK: bearing 284°T), and is situated 4.3 miles north of Clinton. The landscape around Arapaho consists of a gently undulating prairie, an open country where the wind carries the scent of dry grasses and the faint, metallic tang of the distant oil fields. Only a mile away, the quiet passage of Beaver Creek traces a narrow, shaded ribbon through the terrain, providing a modest riparian sanctuary that feeds into the nearby Beaver Creek Site 5 Reservoir. In the late afternoon, the light here grows heavy and golden, casting long, bruised shadows across the fields that seem to amplify the stillness of the horizon.

Arapaho maintains a character defined by the legacy of the land and the industry that has long sustained it. The local economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the wheat harvest and the extraction of mineral wealth, traditions that echo the history of the surrounding territory. Residents often venture toward Nance Park for a reprieve from the heat, finding a rare, managed stillness amidst the persistent breeze. Life in Arapaho moves with a deliberate, unhurried gravity, shaped by the practical demands of agriculture and the enduring awareness of the terrain, where even the distant silhouette of Sugar Loaf Mound serves as a faint, grounding reminder of the scale of the plains.

About This Arapaho Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Arapaho, Oklahoma. Coordinates: 35.577827, -98.964531. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Arapaho includes the ZIP code (73620), telephone area code (405), county seat of Custer County (Arapaho), and school district assignment (Arapaho Public Schools).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.