Deer Creek Oklahoma Map

About Deer Creek, Oklahoma

Deer Creek is a locality in Grant County, Oklahoma, United States. It is a small community with a population of 78. The population density is 212.1 people per km². Deer Creek is located at 36.8059°N, 97.5195°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Deer Creek is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 74636.

Deer Creek unfolds across a landscape defined by the persistent, rhythmic flow of Little Antelope Creek, which carves a quiet path through the prairie floor. It lies 25.0 miles west-northwest of Ponca City, OK (from Ponca City, OK: bearing 286°T), and is situated 13.1 miles west of Blackwell. The earth here holds a deep, rusted hue, a signature of the iron-rich soil that stretches toward horizons where the sky claims more space than the land itself. In the late afternoon, the light softens into a pale amber, catching the swaying grasses and casting long, thin shadows that seem to stretch toward the distant silhouette of Red Hill. While the terrain remains largely open, the atmosphere carries the weight of a vast, unbroken stillness, broken only by the dry rustle of wind moving through the native brush.

Deer Creek maintains a character forged in the legacy of the plains, where the economy remains tethered to the cycles of the earth and the memory of early settlement. The surrounding acreage reflects a heritage of agricultural resilience, where the quiet industry of the land dictates the pace of the day. For those seeking the solitude of the outdoors, Zack Harris Park offers a place to observe the local ecology, while the waters of Oknoname 071018 Reservoir sit eight miles away as a testament to the region’s careful management of its vital resources. Life in Deer Creek persists with a steady, unadorned grace, grounded in the traditions of the people who have long worked this wide, red-dusted expanse.

About This Deer Creek Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Deer Creek, Oklahoma. Coordinates: 36.805863, -97.519492. 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 Deer Creek includes the ZIP code (74636), telephone area code (918), county seat of Grant County (Medford), and school district assignment (Deer Creek-Lamont 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.