Clarita Oklahoma Map

About Clarita, Oklahoma

Clarita is a locality in Coal County, Oklahoma, United States. It is a small community with a population of 184. The population density is 8.5 people per km². Clarita is located at 34.4829°N, 96.4333°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 74535.

Clarita lies under a sky that often stretches vast and pale, the air carrying the scent of sun-baked earth and distant pine. It lies 50.6 miles north of Denison, TX (from Denison, TX: bearing 7°T), and is situated 18.6 miles west-north-west of Atoka. The land here is a study in subtle contours, a gentle rolling that hints at the deeper, older geology beneath. Scattered homesteads, their roofs bleached by relentless sun, punctuate the landscape, each a small assertion against the wide, indifferent plains. Oak trees, their limbs gnarled and patient, offer meager shade, their leaves rustling with a dry whisper that seems to echo the passage of seasons. The very light seems to hold a unique quality, particularly in the late afternoon, when it softens to a honeyed gold, painting the distant hills with a warm, ephemeral glow. The history of Clarita is etched not in grand monuments, but in the quiet persistence of its people and the echoes of industries past. Coal County, as its name suggests, bears the indelible mark of mining, and though the deep shafts are long silent, the memory of that labor remains, a subterranean current beneath the more visible agricultural pursuits. Ranchers still tend cattle across these prairies, their lives dictated by the turn of the seasons and the needs of their herds. The main artery through Clarita, a stretch of asphalt that feels both vital and weary, carries the slow, deliberate traffic of local life, a testament to a place where the pace is set by the sun and the steady hum of cicadas.

About This Clarita Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Clarita, Oklahoma — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 34.48287, -96.433334. 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 Clarita and Coal County.

Detailed location data for Clarita includes the ZIP code (74535), telephone area code (918), county seat of Coal County (Coalgate), and school district assignment (Coalgate 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 Clarita is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.