Goltry Oklahoma Map

About Goltry, Oklahoma

Goltry is a locality in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, United States. It is a small community with a population of 251. The population density is 242.3 people per km². Goltry is located at 36.5325°N, 98.1517°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Goltry is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 73739.

Goltry occupies a stretch of high prairie where the horizon pulls the sky taut over fields of wheat and red-tinted earth. It lies 17.9 miles west-northwest of Enid, OK (from Enid, OK: bearing 302°T), and is situated 34.2 miles east-southeast of Alva. The geography here is defined by the steady, persistent breath of the wind as it sweeps across the plains, shaping the low, grassy swells into a vast and open expanse. Two miles away, the banks of Turkey Creek hold the seasonal runoff, while further out, the distant silhouettes of the Glass Mountains provide a jagged, hazy boundary to the view. Light settles heavily upon the land at dusk, turning the dust into a fine, copper-colored haze that clings to the stalks of grain and settles in the quiet corners of the fields.

Goltry remains a place where the rhythm of the economy is tethered to the slow rotation of the seasons and the cycle of the harvest. Historically part of a landscape shaped by the movement of people across the plains, the area retains a quiet austerity that reflects its origins in the early settlement of the region. The presence of the Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge to the north serves as a reminder of the raw, saline character of the soil, while the quiet waters of Oknoname 047010 Reservoir offer a brief interruption in the otherwise arid terrain. Life in Goltry moves with the deliberate pace of those who work the land, mindful of the weather and the stubborn, enduring quality of the soil that supports the local livelihood.

About This Goltry Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Goltry, Oklahoma. Coordinates: 36.532532, -98.151733. 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 Goltry includes the ZIP code (73739), telephone area code (405), county seat of Alfalfa County (Cherokee), and school district assignment (Timberlake 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.