Colony Oklahoma Map

About Colony, Oklahoma

Colony is a locality in Washita County, Oklahoma, United States. It is a small community with a population of 112. The population density is 46.9 people per km². Colony is located at 35.3487°N, 98.6767°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Colony is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 73021.

Colony occupies a stretch of open prairie where the red earth meets an expansive, unrelenting sky. It lies 12.4 miles south of Weatherford, OK (from Weatherford, OK: bearing 172°T), and is situated 20.0 miles west-southwest of Hinton. The landscape is defined by the steady, unhurried flow of Cobb Creek, which carves a shallow path through the soil less than a mile from the center of the settlement. To the west, the horizon remains flat and vast, though the distant, hazy silhouettes of the South Hills occasionally rise against the sunset. During the dry heat of midsummer, the wind carries the scent of parched grass and dust, moving across the plains with a weight that suggests the deep, ancient history of these lands. The atmosphere is quiet, marked by the sharp, clear light of the plains that turns the world into high-contrast shades of copper and deep gray as the sun dips low.

Colony emerged from the complex shifts of the territory, shaped by the legacy of the surrounding plains and the persistent labor of those who worked the wheat fields. The local economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the harvest and the stewardship of the land, reflecting a heritage that spans generations of agricultural tradition. Residents often look toward the nearby expanse of Crowder Lake State Park for a reprieve from the heat, or watch the clouds gather toward the basin of Dry Canyon. While the demands of modern life have changed the pace of the surroundings, the core character of Colony persists in the resilience of its architecture and the steady, quiet endurance of its people. Life here is measured not by the clock, but by the slow rotation of the seasons and the shifting colors of the fields that stretch toward Cobb Creek Site 2 Reservoir in the distance.

About This Colony Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Colony, Oklahoma. Coordinates: 35.348666, -98.676735. 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 Colony includes the ZIP code (73021), telephone area code (405, 572), county seat of Washita County (New Cordell), and school district assignment (Cordell 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.