Kaw City Oklahoma Map

About Kaw City, Oklahoma

Kaw City is a locality in Kay County, Oklahoma, United States. It is a small community with a population of 283. The population density is 39.9 people per km². Kaw City is located at 36.7603°N, 96.8334°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 74641.

Kaw City lies at the western edge of a vast expanse of Oklahoma prairie, where the land gently rolls, a subtle topography that belies the immense sky arching overhead. It lies 46.3 miles north-north-east of Stillwater, OK (from Stillwater, OK: bearing 16°T), and is situated 14.4 miles east-north-east of Ponca City. The air here, especially in the languid hours of late afternoon, carries a dry warmth, tinged with the scent of sun-baked earth and distant fields of grain. Sparse clusters of cottonwood trees, their leaves whispering secrets on the breeze, mark the edges of cultivated land, their roots grasping deep into the loamy soil. The character of Kaw City is one of quiet persistence, a place where the horizon seems to stretch into an eternity of possibility, and the rhythm of the day is dictated by the slow, deliberate turning of the sun. The history of Kaw City is intimately bound to the mighty Arkansas River and the vast reservoir it feeds, Lake Ponca, a shimmering blue expanse that shapes the local economy and recreational life. This region once echoed with the footsteps of the Kaw Nation, whose ancestral lands were here, their legacy a silent whisper in the wind that sweeps across the plains. Today, the economy relies on the bounty of the surrounding agricultural lands, fields that yield wheat and sorghum under that expansive sky, and on the steady draw of the lake, attracting anglers and boaters who find solace in its waters. A notable feature is the presence of the Kaw Dam, a concrete testament to human endeavor that tames the river and creates the very heart of this locality's appeal.

About This Kaw City Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Kaw City, Oklahoma — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 36.760314, -96.833367. 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 Kaw City and Kay County.

Detailed location data for Kaw City includes the ZIP code (74641), telephone area code (918), county seat of Kay County (Newkirk), and school district assignment (Shidler Public Schools). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Kaw City is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.