Beaver Oklahoma Map

About Beaver, Oklahoma

Beaver is a locality in Beaver County, Oklahoma, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,586. The population density is 546.3 people per km². Beaver is located at 36.8161°N, 100.5199°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 73932.

Beaver, Oklahoma, unfolds across a landscape of sweeping, sun-baked plains, where the earth is a study in muted ochres and pale golds, stretching towards a horizon that feels as vast and unyielding as the sky itself. It lies 70.4 miles south-south-west of Dodge City, KS (from Dodge City, KS: bearing 203°T), and is situated 27.1 miles south-east of Liberal. The land here is not dramatic in its contours, but possesses a quiet dignity, a gentle swell and fall that hints at ancient, weathered rock beneath. Sparse trees, hardy cottonwoods and mesquites, punctuate the open vistas, their branches reaching out like supplicating arms against the immense blue. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a dry, clean scent, tinged with the dust of cultivated fields and the subtle perfume of prairie grasses, a scent that speaks of resilience and a deep, rooted connection to the earth. The story of Beaver is written in the windblown dust and the determined spirit of its people. This is a place shaped by the cattle drives and homesteaders who first settled these wide-open spaces, a history that echoes in the sturdy, low-slung buildings of its downtown. The local economy, long anchored by agriculture – wheat and cattle farming – still pulses with the rhythm of the seasons, the land dictating the pace of life. While the railroad once brought bustling trade, Beaver now thrives on a more personal scale, a community where neighborly ties are strong, forged in shared experience and a profound understanding of the challenges and beauties of life on the Oklahoma prairie. The distinctive character of Beaver is not found in grand monuments, but in the enduring spirit of its inhabitants and the palpable sense of time measured by the slow, deliberate arc of the sun across an endless sky.

About This Beaver Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Beaver, Oklahoma — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 36.816137, -100.519871. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Beaver and Beaver County.

Detailed location data for Beaver includes the ZIP code (73932), telephone area code (580), county seat of Beaver County (Beaver), and school district assignment (Beaver Public Schools). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Beaver is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.