Box Oklahoma Map

About Box, Oklahoma

Box is a locality in Cleveland County, Oklahoma, United States. Box is located at 34.9715°N, 97.1500°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 74962.

Box, Oklahoma, lies in a land where the horizon stretches wide and the sky feels impossibly vast. It lies 23.8 miles south-east of Norman, OK (from Norman, OK: bearing 137°T), and is situated 18.1 miles south-east of Noble. The terrain here is a gentle, rolling prairie, interrupted by the occasional cluster of hardy oak and mesquite trees that cling to the soil with tenacious roots. The air, especially in the late afternoons, carries a dry, sweet scent, a mingling of sun-baked earth and wild grasses that whispers of the plains. The houses, scattered across the landscape, seem to hunker down against the wind, their paint faded by the relentless Oklahoma sun, giving them a weathered, stoic character. Life in Box moves at a pace dictated by the seasons and the slow, steady turning of the earth. The history of Box is deeply entwined with the agricultural cycles of the region, a place where generations have coaxed sustenance from the fertile, dark soil. Ranching and farming have long been the bedrock of its economy, with cattle grazing on the open pastures and fields of wheat and sorghum rippling under the summer breeze. There's a quiet pride in the self-sufficiency that this land demands, a legacy passed down through families who understand the land's moods and its generous, yet demanding, spirit. While no grand monuments mark its past, the enduring character of Box is etched into the sturdy barns and the weathered fences that crisscross the landscape, each one a silent testament to the resilience and fortitude of those who have called this place home.

About This Box Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Box, Oklahoma — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 34.971465, -97.150024. 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 Box and Cleveland County.

Detailed location data for Box includes the ZIP code (74878), telephone area code (918), county seat of Cleveland County (Norman), and school district assignment (Vian 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 Box is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.