Oakwood Oklahoma Map

About Oakwood, Oklahoma

Oakwood is a locality in Dewey County, Oklahoma, United States. It is a small community with a population of 74. The population density is 120.6 people per km². Oakwood is located at 35.9317°N, 98.7051°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Oakwood is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 73658.

Oakwood emerges from the flat, iron-stained plains of Oklahoma as a quiet collection of structures weathered by a persistent, restless wind. It lies 28.0 miles north of Weatherford, OK (from Weatherford, OK: bearing 0°T), and is situated 17.4 miles west-northwest of Watonga. The horizon here is vast and stripped of pretense, defined by the red earth that clings to the boots of those who traverse it and the dry grasses that bow in unison before the gusts. Three miles to the east, Ninemile Creek carves a shallow, intermittent path through the brush, its presence marked only by a thin ribbon of deeper green against the parched landscape. To the west, the gentle rise of Sugar Loaf Mound punctuates the distance, a silent sentinel watching over the prairie where the light at dusk turns the dust into a fine, suspended gold.

Oakwood remains anchored to the rhythms of the soil and the legacy of agricultural persistence that defines this region. The local economy draws its heartbeat from the seasonal cycle of wheat and the steady, mechanical labor of oil production, where pump jacks nod in rhythmic, solitary prayer across the fields. Beyond the immediate reach of the town, Canton Lake serves as a sprawling expanse of water that offers a rare, cooling reprieve from the heat, drawing residents toward its banks for recreation and quiet reflection. Life in Oakwood does not clamor for attention but persists in the steady, measured movements of people who understand that their history is etched not in monuments, but in the enduring resilience of the land itself.

About This Oakwood Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Oakwood, Oklahoma. Coordinates: 35.931711, -98.705086. 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 Oakwood includes the ZIP code (73658), telephone area code (405), county seat of Dewey County (Taloga), and school district assignment (Taloga 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.