Iron Post Oklahoma Map

About Iron Post, Oklahoma

Iron Post is a locality in Mayes County, Oklahoma, United States. It is a small community with a population of 65. The population density is 9.4 people per km². Iron Post is located at 36.1558°N, 95.1352°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 74010, 74352.

Iron Post sits amid a landscape of stubborn red earth and resilient grasses, where the horizon stretches flat and wide under a sky that shifts from bruised violet to pale gold. It lies 19.3 miles north-northwest of Tahlequah, OK (from Tahlequah, OK: bearing 330°T), and is situated 14.3 miles southeast of Pryor Creek. Spring Creek carves a thin, serpentine path through the terrain nearby, its waters cutting deep into the soil and providing a perennial, cool reprieve from the heat that radiates off the plains. To the north, the distant silhouette of Hadley Mountain marks the edge of the visible world, while the land closer to the center of Iron Post dips into the subtle, quiet shadows of Davis Hollow. The air here holds a distinct sharpness, carrying the scent of dry earth and the occasional dampness rising from the basin, grounding the observer in a geography that feels both ancient and insistently present.

History clings to the red dirt of Iron Post, echoing the deeper stories of the Cherokee and other nations whose footsteps defined this territory long before the fences went up. The economy remains tethered to the slow, deliberate pulse of the land, shaped by the legacy of the oil-derrick era and the persistent, quiet labor of agriculture that continues to define the daily rhythm of the residents. While the recreational expanse of Fort Gibson Lake offers a wide, shimmering contrast to the surrounding fields, local life often turns toward the more modest, immediate surroundings, such as the quiet banks of the creek or the stillness found near Chimney Rock Lake. Life in Iron Post moves with a gravity of its own, indifferent to the hurried pace of distant metropolises, maintaining a character forged by the intersection of tribal heritage and the demanding, beautiful reality of the Oklahoma plains.

About This Iron Post Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Iron Post, Oklahoma. Coordinates: 36.155822, -95.135248. 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 Iron Post includes the ZIP code (74010, 74352), telephone area code (918), county seat of Mayes County (Pryor Creek), and school district assignment (Locust Grove 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.