Pontotoc Oklahoma Map

About Pontotoc, Oklahoma

Pontotoc is a locality in Johnston County, Oklahoma, United States. It is a small community with a population of 81. The population density is 29.2 people per km². Pontotoc is located at 34.4887°N, 96.6258°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 74836, 74871.

Pontotoc emerges from the red earth as a quiet study in persistence, defined by the steady, unadorned transit of Little Blue Creek as it carves a path through the landscape. It lies 20.0 miles south of Ada, OK (from Ada, OK: bearing 171°T), and is situated 19.5 miles east of Sulphur. The horizon is wide and largely unobstructed, save for the faint, serrated suggestion of the Arbuckle Mountains shimmering thirty-five miles to the south. This terrain, characterized by the dense, scrubby thickets of the Cross Timbers, holds a persistent warmth that seems to linger in the soil long after the sun has retreated. Just a mile away, the Pontotoc Ridge Fee offers a protected space where the native grasses sway in the wind, undisturbed by the modern velocity of the outside world, maintaining a stillness that feels as old as the plains themselves.

Pontotoc carries the weight of a history rooted in the sovereignty of Indian Territory, a legacy that remains etched into the local consciousness and the way the land is worked. The economy here has long been tied to the rhythm of the seasons and the extraction of resources from beneath the surface, a practice that has shaped the town’s humble, resilient architecture. Residents often find their way toward the Upper Clear Boggy Creek Site 12 Reservoir, six miles distant, where the water provides a rare, reflective contrast to the dusty, iron-rich fields. Life in Pontotoc moves with a measured, deliberate pace, where the passage of a day is marked less by the ticking of a clock and more by the shifting hues of the evening light hitting the treeline, signaling a quiet end to the labor of the afternoon.

About This Pontotoc Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Pontotoc, Oklahoma. Coordinates: 34.488703, -96.625838. 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 Pontotoc includes the ZIP code (74836, 74871), telephone area code (918), county seat of Johnston County (Tishomingo), and school district assignment (Stonewall 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.