Burlington Oklahoma Map

About Burlington, Oklahoma

Burlington is a locality in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, United States. It is a small community with a population of 138. The population density is 86.4 people per km². Burlington is located at 36.9000°N, 98.4229°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 73722.

Burlington, Oklahoma, lies under a sky that stretches with an almost audacious breadth, a vast canvas of cerulean that can turn bruised purple at the approach of summer storms. It lies 46.1 miles north-west of Enid, OK (from Enid, OK: bearing 319°T), and is situated 8.8 miles south-south-east of Kiowa. The land itself is a study in patient endurance, a gently rolling expanse of tawny grasses that whisper secrets to the wind, punctuated by the stoic silhouettes of cottonwood trees lining the intermittent creeks. Dust devils, ephemeral dancers of ochre, pirouette across the fields in the heat of the afternoon, their fleeting presence a reminder of the elemental forces at play. The air, especially in the early morning, carries a clean, dry scent of sun-baked earth and the distant promise of rain, a fragrance unique to these open plains. The history of Burlington is etched not in grand monuments, but in the quiet persistence of its people and the fertile soil that has sustained them. Originally established as a farming community, its economy has always been tied to the bounty of the land, with wheat and cattle forming the cornerstones of its livelihood. The very character of Burlington is shaped by this agricultural heritage, a resilience born from wrestling a living from the unpredictable Oklahoma weather. In the quiet hum of its daily life, one can still sense the echoes of generations who worked this ground, their stories woven into the very texture of the place, a quiet testament to the enduring spirit of the prairie.

About This Burlington Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Burlington, Oklahoma — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 36.900028, -98.422853. 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 Burlington and Alfalfa County.

Detailed location data for Burlington includes the ZIP code (73722), telephone area code (405), county seat of Alfalfa County (Cherokee), and school district assignment (Burlington 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 Burlington is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.