Peckham Oklahoma Map

About Peckham, Oklahoma

Peckham is a locality in Kay County, Oklahoma, United States. It is a small community with a population of 38. The population density is 79.7 people per km². Peckham is located at 36.8870°N, 97.1759°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 74647.

Peckham emerges from the flat, iron-rich plains of northern Oklahoma as a collection of quiet silhouettes against a vast, unyielding sky. It lies 13.4 miles north-northwest of Ponca City, OK (from Ponca City, OK: bearing 338°T), and is situated 8.2 miles northeast of Blackwell. The landscape here is defined by the persistent, dry winds that carry the scent of turned earth and wild grasses across the open expanse. Only a mile away, the thin, winding ribbon of Lost Creek cuts through the terrain, its banks offering a narrow corridor of shade where the heat of the afternoon finally relents. To the west, the horizon remains stubbornly level, though on the clearest days, the faint, jagged suggestion of the Cup and Saucer Hills can be discerned in the distance, a reminder of the rugged geological shifts that lie far beyond the immediate reach of the prairie.

Peckham carries the quiet gravity of a place built on the foundations of the oil boom and the steady, rhythmic labor of the wheat harvest. The regional economy remains tethered to the slow pulse of the land, where the shadow of a pump jack often intersects with the golden reach of ripening grain. While the pace of daily existence is measured by the changing seasons rather than the ticking of a clock, the nearby waters of Wentz Lake provide a singular point of stillness for those seeking respite from the sun. The cultural spirit of the region is a composite of deep-rooted traditions, lingering in the architecture of the older structures and the expansive, uninterrupted vistas that once belonged to the expansive territories of the Osage and other indigenous nations.

About This Peckham Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Peckham, Oklahoma. Coordinates: 36.886976, -97.175874. 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 Peckham includes the ZIP code (74647), telephone area code (918), county seat of Kay County (Newkirk), and school district assignment (Peckham 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.