Lehigh Oklahoma Map

About Lehigh, Oklahoma

Lehigh is a locality in Coal County, Oklahoma, United States. It is a small community with a population of 223. The population density is 54.1 people per km². Lehigh is located at 34.4693°N, 96.2164°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 74556.

Lehigh sits on land that rolls gently, a subtle rise and fall of Oklahoma earth that is more suggestion than dramatic sweep. It lies 52.6 miles north-north-east of Denison, TX (from Denison, TX: bearing 20°T), and is situated 7.6 miles north-west of Atoka. The sky here feels vast, an expansive canvas where clouds drift with a deliberate, unhurried grace, their shadows painting fleeting patterns on the sun-baked fields. Sparse trees, mostly cedars and scrub oaks, dot the landscape, their branches reaching out like weathered hands, clinging to the soil. In the distance, the horizon often shimmers, a heat haze blurring the edges of what lies beyond, giving the impression of a world perpetually on the cusp of revelation. Even the air, when it stills, carries a dry, dusty scent, an honest perfume of sun and soil that speaks of resilience. The story of Lehigh is deeply intertwined with the rich veins of coal that once throbbed beneath this ground. For generations, this was a place of pickaxes and tunnels, a hardscrabble economy built on the dark, vital energy drawn from the earth. The echoes of miners’ boots and the rumble of coal carts are now a faint memory, replaced by the quieter hum of agriculture and the steady pulse of a community that remembers its foundations. The legacy of those who worked the mines is etched not in grand monuments, but in the sturdy character of the people and the enduring, quiet strength of Lehigh itself.

About This Lehigh Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Lehigh, Oklahoma — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 34.469259, -96.216385. 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 Lehigh and Coal County.

Detailed location data for Lehigh includes the ZIP code (74556), telephone area code (918), county seat of Coal County (Coalgate), and school district assignment (Coalgate 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 Lehigh is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.