Oilton Oklahoma Map

About Oilton, Oklahoma

Oilton is a locality in Creek County, Oklahoma, United States. It is a small community with a population of 885. The population density is 302.4 people per km². Oilton is located at 36.0845°N, 96.5836°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Oilton is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 74052.

Oilton reveals itself across a landscape of red-tinted earth and hardy scrub, where the horizon stretches flat and wide under a sky that shifts from bruised violet to pale gold at dusk. It lies 26.6 miles east of Stillwater, OK (from Stillwater, OK: bearing 94°T), and is situated 6.7 miles north of Drumright. The Cimarron River cuts a singular, winding path through the silt and stone just a mile away, its presence marked by a line of deeper green in the otherwise parched vegetation. The Keystone Wildlife Management Area occupies the immediate surroundings, providing a sprawling, unrefined sanctuary where the wind pushes through the switchgrass with a dry, rhythmic hiss. In the distance, the faint, jagged silhouette of Dawson Ridge emerges against the clouds, a jagged reminder of the geological upheaval that once defined this rugged stretch of the plains.

Oilton carries the heavy, quiet memory of the oil boom, an era when the frantic rhythm of the derrick dictated the pulse of the local economy. Though the industry has receded into a slower, more deliberate pace, the remnants of those industrial ambitions remain scattered across the terrain like rusted artifacts of a different age. The life of the residents now moves in tandem with the seasons, far removed from the clamor of the early extraction days, yet still tethered to the land that provided such sudden, fleeting prosperity. Beyond the quiet streets, the proximity to the Oknoname 037002 Reservoir and the vast reach of Hoot Owl Hollow further define the isolation and the stark, open beauty that characterizes the daily experience of living here.

About This Oilton Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Oilton, Oklahoma. Coordinates: 36.084512, -96.583632. 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 Oilton includes the ZIP code (74052), telephone area code (918), county seat of Creek County (Sapulpa), and school district assignment (Oilton 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.