Narcissa Oklahoma Map

About Narcissa, Oklahoma

Narcissa is a locality in Ottawa County, Oklahoma, United States. It is a small community with a population of 167. The population density is 10.4 people per km². Narcissa is located at 36.8012°N, 94.9269°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 74354.

Narcissa sits where the land begins its slow, deliberate tilt southward, a place where the horizon stretches wide and the sky feels vast enough to hold secrets. It lies 30.1 miles south-west of Joplin, MO (from Joplin, MO: bearing 230°T), and is situated 5.8 miles south-south-west of Miami. The terrain here is a study in gentle swells and shallow hollows, the earth a rich, dark loam that yields readily to the plow and the persistent roots of prairie grasses. Scattered oak and hickory trees, their branches gnarled like old hands, offer pockets of shade against the often-unyielding sun, their leaves whispering in the breeze that carries the scent of dry earth and distant rain. The air, particularly in the late afternoon, can take on a luminous quality, a soft golden haze that seems to settle over the fields and the few scattered homes, lending a quiet beauty to the ordinary. The story of Narcissa is one of resilience and adaptation, a thread woven through the agricultural rhythms of Ottawa County. This land, once the domain of native peoples, later saw settlers drawn by the promise of fertile soil, their labor carving out farms from the wilder landscape. The local economy, for generations, has been tied to the bounty of the earth – cattle graze on the rolling pastures, and crops like wheat and corn follow the seasons, their growth a slow, steady testament to the persistence of those who work the land. While no grand monuments stand here, the quiet dedication of its people, their connection to the cycles of nature, forms the bedrock of Narcissa's character, a subtle strength felt in the unhurried pace of life.

About This Narcissa Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Narcissa, Oklahoma — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 36.801184, -94.926904. 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 Narcissa and Ottawa County.

Detailed location data for Narcissa includes the ZIP code (74354), telephone area code (918), county seat of Ottawa County (Miami), and school district assignment (Afton 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 Narcissa is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.