Erick Oklahoma Map

About Erick, Oklahoma

Erick is a locality in Beckham County, Oklahoma, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,000. The population density is 409.4 people per km². Erick is located at 35.2153°N, 99.8665°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Erick is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 73645.

Erick emerges from the wide, red-dusted plains of western Oklahoma as a quiet sentinel of the high prairie. It lies 29.4 miles west-southwest of Elk City, OK (from Elk City, OK: bearing 243°T), and is situated 13.8 miles west-southwest of Sayre. The wind here carries a persistent, dry clarity, sweeping across the flat horizon where the earth meets a vast, unclouded sky. To the north, the terrain dips toward the modest, meandering course of Little Turkey Creek, while the landscape beyond the town edges gives way to the rugged, scrub-brushed expanse of the Sandy Sanders Wildlife Management Area. In the cooling light of dusk, the shadows lengthen across the soil, turning the deep iron-colored earth into a dark, velvet expanse that seems to hold the warmth of the sun long after the light has faded.

Erick maintains a deliberate pace, anchored by the enduring legacy of the Mother Road that once funneled travelers through its center. The economy remains rooted in the rhythm of the surrounding wheat fields and the persistent industry of oil extraction, where rhythmic pumps nod against the skyline like metronomes measuring the passage of decades. Remnants of a storied past linger in the architecture of the downtown storefronts, reflecting a resilience forged by generations who worked the Comanche lands. Though the distance to Haystack Mountain or the stillness of the Thurman Reservoir provides a sense of the vast, open geography, the true character of Erick resides in the steady, unassuming persistence of its people, who remain as firmly planted as the prairie grass itself.

About This Erick Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Erick, Oklahoma. Coordinates: 35.21533, -99.866492. 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 Erick includes the ZIP code (73645), telephone area code (405), county seat of Beckham County (Sayre), and school district assignment (Erick 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.