Jet Oklahoma Map

About Jet, Oklahoma

Jet is a locality in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, United States. It is a small community with a population of 197. The population density is 279.6 people per km². Jet is located at 36.6661°N, 98.1812°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Jet is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 73749.

Jet occupies a wide, level stretch of the Oklahoma plains where the horizon pulls the sky down to meet the red-dusted earth in an unbroken line. It lies 25.1 miles northwest of Enid, OK (from Enid, OK: bearing 318°T), and is situated 28.5 miles east-southeast of Alva. The land around Jet holds a stillness that is only broken by the restless wind, which carries the scent of dry grass and the weight of the vast, open canopy above. Two miles to the east, the waters of Twin Spring Creek carve a quiet path through the soil, feeding into the wider expanse of the Great Salt Plains Lake. In the far distance, the profile of the Glass Mountains occasionally flickers against the fading light of dusk, appearing as a faint, jagged silhouette that marks the edge of the known world.

Agriculture defines the pulse of Jet, as the rhythm of the seasons is measured by the turning of wheat fields and the long, patient labor of the harvest. The proximity of Great Salt Plains Reservoir provides a rare, shimmering contrast to the surrounding fields, drawing migratory birds that fill the air with sudden, sharp cries. Life in Jet moves with a deliberate, measured gravity, reflecting a history rooted in the hard-won settlement of these plains. Here, the economy remains tethered to the land’s yield and the endurance of its people, who have learned to thrive in the shadow of the wide, unchanging sky.

About This Jet Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Jet, Oklahoma. Coordinates: 36.666142, -98.181179. 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 Jet includes the ZIP code (73749), 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.