Porum Oklahoma Map

About Porum, Oklahoma

Porum is a locality in Muskogee County, Oklahoma, United States. It is a small community with a population of 602. The population density is 260.6 people per km². Porum is located at 35.3562°N, 95.2655°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Porum is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 74455.

Porum occupies a quiet expanse of land where the red earth meets the wide, unpredictable sky of Oklahoma. It lies 27.7 miles south-southeast of Muskogee, OK (from Muskogee, OK: bearing 168°T), and is situated 9.7 miles east of Texanna. The horizon here is defined by the subtle rise of Hickory Ridge, a silhouette that catches the amber light of late afternoon and holds it long after the sun has dipped low. Porum Lake sits at the center of the local geography, its stillness reflecting the dense, tangled oaks of the Cross Timbers that transition into the open plains. Nearby, the banks of Starvilla Creek offer a cooler, shaded reprieve, where the water moves with a deliberate, sluggish patience through the sediment. The air carries a heavy, terrestrial scent, lingering between the dry heat of the prairie and the moisture rising from the low-lying basins that stretch toward the distant reaches of Winters Hollow.

History in Porum remains tethered to the shifting tides of the frontier, a place where the memory of Indian Territory persists in the naming of the soil and the quietude of the fields. The local economy draws its strength from the cycles of the land, moving in rhythm with the seasons that govern the wheat and the grazing cattle. Beyond the modest storefronts, the vast, managed expanse of Eufaula Lake provides a gravity to the region, drawing those who seek the quiet water or the shelter of the woods. Life unfolds with an unforced cadence, shaped by the practical needs of agriculture and the legacy of families who have worked this clay for generations. Even now, the town maintains a steady, internal gravity, grounded by the steady wind that travels across the open fields and the enduring, rugged character of the people who call Porum their own.

About This Porum Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Porum, Oklahoma. Coordinates: 35.356208, -95.265523. 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 Porum includes the ZIP code (74455), telephone area code (918), county seat of Muskogee County (Muskogee), and school district assignment (Porum 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.