May Oklahoma Map

About May, Oklahoma

May is a locality in Harper County, Oklahoma, United States. It is a small community with a population of 29. The population density is 65.5 people per km². May is located at 36.6170°N, 99.7473°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. May is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 73851.

May stretches across the high, flat plains where the wind carries the scent of dry earth and dormant wheat. It lies 23.5 miles west-northwest of Woodward, OK (from Woodward, OK: bearing 303°T), and is situated 79.9 miles south of Dodge City. The Beaver River carves a shallow, meandering path through the landscape, its banks lined with cottonwoods that silver in the heat of midday. To the west, the faint, jagged silhouette of the Devils Backbone marks the edge of the horizon, a reminder of the rising country beyond these grasslands. The air here holds a peculiar clarity, sharpening the edges of the barns and silos that dot the fields, while the light at dusk turns the dusty soil into a deep, bruised violet. Five miles away, the quiet surface of Doersch Reservoir reflects the vast, unobstructed sky, mirroring the slow shift of clouds that define the rhythm of the day.

May preserves the stubborn, quiet character of a place built on the persistence of agriculture and the legacy of the open range. Seven miles distant, the Southern Plains Experimental Range serves as a living laboratory, documenting the resilience of the native grasses that once fed the great herds of the plains. The economy remains tethered to the harvest and the slow, steady hum of oil production, a trade that has shaped the lives of families here for generations. Life in May moves with the season, marked by the arrival of the spring rains and the long, golden labor of the summer, where the silence is broken only by the distant mechanical groan of a pump jack or the sudden, sharp whistle of the wind through the tall, cured stalks.

About This May Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of May, Oklahoma. Coordinates: 36.616979, -99.747343. 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 May includes the ZIP code (73851), telephone area code (580), county seat of Harper County (Buffalo), and school district assignment (Fort Supply 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.