Empire City, Oklahoma — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Empire City, Stephens County.
| City | Empire City |
| State | Oklahoma (OK) |
| County | Stephens |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 34.420361 |
| Longitude | -98.026981 |
| Population | 794 |
| Density | 33.1 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
Empire City is a locality in Stephens County, Oklahoma, United States. It is a small community with a population of 794. The population density is 33.1 people per km². Empire City is located at 34.4204°N, 98.0270°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 73529.
Empire City rests in a broad, shallow basin, where the land rolls with a patient, sun-bleached grace. It lies 24.4 miles east-south-east of Lawton, OK (from Lawton, OK: bearing 122°T), and is situated 6.9 miles south-west of Duncan. The sky here feels immense, a vast canvas that shifts from the pale, washed-out blues of midday to the fiery oranges and bruised purples of dusk, bleeding across the horizon in long, drawn-out strokes. Sparse stands of mesquite and scrub oak dot the landscape, their gnarled branches reaching like supplicating hands towards the relentless sun, while the earth itself, a rich, ochre clay, cracks and settles in a silent testament to the seasons. A quiet wind, carrying the dry scent of dust and distant prairie grass, is the most constant companion, whispering secrets through the sparse vegetation and across the open fields that stretch out in every direction. The history of Empire City is etched in the dry creek beds and the weathered barns that stand as stoic sentinels against the elements, remnants of a time when agriculture, particularly cotton and cattle ranching, was the lifeblood of this place. Though the landscape still holds echoes of those earlier days, the local economy has found new footing in the energy sector, with the hum of distant pumps a subtle counterpoint to the wind's song. There are no grand monuments or bustling avenues here; instead, Empire City offers a quiet resilience, a character shaped by the vastness of the plains and the enduring spirit of those who have called this particular stretch of Oklahoma home. The rhythm of life is measured by the slow turning of the sun and the steady, unpretentious unfolding of the days.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Empire City, Oklahoma with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. 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 Empire City and Stephens County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Empire City is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Empire City is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |