Dale Oklahoma Map

About Dale, Oklahoma

Dale is a locality in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, United States. It is a small community with a population of 175. The population density is 89.9 people per km². Dale is located at 35.3901°N, 97.0450°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 74851.

Dale remains a quiet anchor point upon the red-dusted plains of Oklahoma, defined by the persistent, sinuous presence of the North Canadian River. It lies 8.0 miles west-northwest of Shawnee, OK (from Shawnee, OK: bearing 303°T), and is situated 9.6 miles southeast of Harrah. The landscape here unfolds in broad, sun-bleached strokes, where the wind carries the dry scent of grasses and the subtle, metallic tang of the earth. To the east, the water levels of Shawnee Reservoir hold the pale reflection of the sky, offering a stillness that contrasts with the restless movement of air across the open fields. During the transition of dusk, the light catches the iron-rich soil, turning the ground into a bruised, vibrant crimson that seems to pulse against the deepening shadows of the surrounding timber.

Dale carries the weight of a frontier memory, where the ambitions of early settlers once pressed hard against the quiet endurance of the native prairies. The local economy persists in the rhythm of the land, shaped by the cycles of agriculture and the legacy of the oil-patch industry that still hums in the distance of memory and practice. Residents find a familiar solitude near the quiet boundaries of Isaac Waltons Park, where the canopy provides a rare shelter from the expansive, cloud-swept horizon. Life in Dale moves with the measured, deliberate pace of a place that understands its own roots, finding a modest beauty in the way the seasons alter the color of the wheat and the depth of the shadows cast by the afternoon sun.

About This Dale Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Dale, Oklahoma. Coordinates: 35.390068, -97.045026. 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 Dale includes the ZIP code (74851), telephone area code (918), county seat of Pottawatomie County (Shawnee), and school district assignment (Dale 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.