Optima Oklahoma Map

About Optima, Oklahoma

Optima is a locality in Texas County, Oklahoma, United States. It is a small community with a population of 338. The population density is 244.8 people per km². Optima is located at 36.7584°N, 101.3563°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Optima is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 73945.

Optima emerges from the vast, treeless expanse of the panhandle where the earth wears a coat of oxidized red soil and the horizon stretches thin enough to snap. It lies 8.7 miles northeast of Guymon, OK (from Guymon, OK: bearing 53°T), and is situated 31.1 miles southwest of Liberal. The land carries a severe, unadorned beauty, defined by the relentless passage of wind that carries the scent of dry earth and dormant wheat across the plains. Two miles away, the Beaver River carves a shallow, wandering path through the scrub, its presence marked by the silver flash of cottonwoods that defy the arid intensity of the summer sun. Further out, the landscape deepens into the rugged contours of the Optima Wildlife Management Area, where the silence is broken only by the sudden, sharp flight of birds traversing the tallgrass.

Optima retains the quiet, sturdy character of a place forged by the intersection of hard labor and the mercurial requirements of the soil. The economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the harvest and the persistent hum of industry that characterizes the surrounding oil-derrick country, echoing a legacy of resilience that spans generations. While the distant silhouette of Lightning Point provides a singular reference for the eye, the true focus of life here remains the interplay of light and shadow across the flat, open fields during the long, amber hours of dusk. Dry Sand Draw marks the memory of ancient water flows eight miles away, serving as a reminder that the land is shaped as much by what is absent as by what remains, grounding the people of Optima in a landscape that asks for nothing but endurance.

About This Optima Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Optima, Oklahoma. Coordinates: 36.758359, -101.356272. 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 Optima includes the ZIP code (73945), telephone area code (580), county seat of Texas County (Guymon), and school district assignment (Optima Public School).

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.