Lawton Oklahoma Map

About Lawton, Oklahoma

Lawton is a locality in Comanche County, Oklahoma, United States. It has a population of 90,595. The population density is 428.5 people per km². Lawton is located at 34.6087°N, 98.3903°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 73503.

Lawton rises from the Oklahoma plains, a place where the sky seems to stretch further than the eye can follow, a vast canvas painted with the hues of endless days and star-dusted nights. It lies 48.4 miles north of Wichita Falls, TX (from Wichita Falls, TX: bearing 7°T), and is situated 8.8 miles north of Geronimo. The landscape here is a study in subtle drama, a sweep of rolling terrain that hints at the ancient forces that shaped it, broken by the meandering silver threads of the Cache and the Washita rivers. Red-tinged earth, rich with the promise of growth, forms the bedrock, and when the wind whispers across the open spaces, it carries the scent of prairie grasses and the distant, faint perfume of cottonwoods lining the waterways. The sun, when it descends, often spills a molten gold across the western horizon, turning the clouds to embers and casting long, dancing shadows that lend a quiet, almost palpable presence to the land. This land, once the domain of the Comanche Nation, now pulses with a history interwoven with military presence and agricultural enterprise. Lawton's founding is intrinsically linked to the dramatic Kiowa-Comanche land run, a seismic event that opened these vast territories for settlement, and the nearby Fort Sill army post has been a constant, shaping presence for generations, a sentinel of history standing against the horizon. The local economy, once heavily reliant on agriculture and the bounty of the fertile soil, now finds a robust heartbeat in a diversified industrial base, alongside the enduring significance of the military community. The Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, a rugged jewel just a stone's throw away, offers a breathtaking counterpoint to the cultivated fields, its granite peaks and hidden valleys a testament to the wild spirit that still breathes in this corner of Oklahoma.

About This Lawton Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Lawton, Oklahoma — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 34.608685, -98.39033. 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 Lawton and Comanche County.

Detailed location data for Lawton includes the ZIP code (73501), telephone area code (405), county seat of Comanche County (Lawton), and school district assignment (Lawton 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 Lawton is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.