Phillips Oklahoma Map

About Phillips, Oklahoma

Phillips is a locality in Coal County, Oklahoma, United States. It is a small community with a population of 131. The population density is 85.3 people per km². Phillips is located at 34.5059°N, 96.2197°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 74538.

Phillips settles into the rolling terrain of southeastern Oklahoma, where red earth bleeds into the sky and the sun often hangs heavy and golden. It lies 54.9 miles north-north-east of Denison, TX (from Denison, TX: bearing 19°T), and is situated 9.8 miles north-north-west of Atoka. The landscape here is a study in muted greens and browns, a mosaic of pastureland dotted with hardy oaks and blackjack trees, their branches gnarled like ancient hands. Creeks, shallow and winding, carve languid paths through the land, their banks often fringed with cattails that whisper secrets on the breeze. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries the scent of sun-baked soil and the faint, sweet perfume of wild honeysuckle, a fragrance that seems to linger long after the day has cooled. The story of Phillips is one etched not in grand monuments, but in the quiet perseverance of its people and the earth that sustains them. Once, the rumble of coal trains was a familiar sound, the industry that gave Coal County its name supporting families and shaping the very contours of the land. Though the mines have largely fallen silent, the spirit of that hardscrabble past remains, a resilient undercurrent in the local character. Today, life in Phillips moves at a pace dictated by the seasons and the needs of the land, with agriculture and ranching forming the backbone of its modest economy. Small, weathered barns stand sentinel against the horizon, and the occasional pickup truck kicking up dust on a gravel road is a common sight, a testament to the enduring, unhurried rhythm of this corner of Oklahoma.

About This Phillips Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Phillips, Oklahoma — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 34.505926, -96.21972. 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 Phillips and Coal County.

Detailed location data for Phillips includes the ZIP code (74538), telephone area code (918), county seat of Coal County (Coalgate), and school district assignment (Coalgate 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 Phillips is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.