Pocola Oklahoma Map

About Pocola, Oklahoma

Pocola is a locality in Le Flore County, Oklahoma, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,423. The population density is 55.5 people per km². Pocola is located at 35.2312°N, 94.4780°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 74902.

Pocola lies where the Poteau River, a low, dark ribbon, has long shaped the land, its banks a mosaic of cottonwood and scrub oak. It lies 11.6 miles south-south-west of Fort Smith, AR (from Fort Smith, AR: bearing 203°T), and is situated 8.0 miles east of Spiro. The terrain here, just east of the Arkansas border, rolls with a subtle, persistent grade, rising gently towards the Ouachita foothills, a distant blue haze on the horizon. Sunlight often settles in long, golden swathes across the cultivated fields, illuminating the dust kicked up by passing trucks, the air tasting faintly of dry earth and the distant sweetness of ripening corn. The houses, mostly modest and weathered, seem to hunker down against the wide Oklahoma sky, their porches offering a quiet welcome to the persistent breeze that whispers through the tall grasses. The history of Pocola is tied to the land's bounty and the river's temperamental flow. Coal once pulsed beneath the earth here, a deep, subterranean hum that fueled a generation of miners and shaped the very character of the place, leaving behind a legacy of resilience and hard-won grit. Though the mines are long silent, the echoes remain, a quiet testament to the industry that once defined Pocola. Today, agriculture holds sway, the broad fields yielding soybeans and pecans, their green expanse a comforting counterpoint to the sky. The Poteau River, while no longer a central artery of commerce, still marks the boundary of Pocola, its presence a constant reminder of the forces that have molded this corner of Le Flore County.

About This Pocola Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Pocola, Oklahoma — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 35.231206, -94.477996. 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 Pocola and Le Flore County.

Detailed location data for Pocola includes the ZIP code (74902), telephone area code (918), county seat of Le Flore County (Poteau), and school district assignment (Pocola 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 Pocola is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.