Randlett Oklahoma Map

About Randlett, Oklahoma

Randlett is a locality in Cotton County, Oklahoma, United States. It is a small community with a population of 289. The population density is 178.0 people per km². Randlett is located at 34.1773°N, 98.4637°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Randlett is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 73562.

Randlett occupies a flat, expansive stretch of earth where the horizon pulls the eye toward a sky that seems wider and deeper than anywhere else on the plains. It lies 30.1 miles south of Lawton, OK (from Lawton, OK: bearing 188°T), and is situated 8.2 miles northeast of Burkburnett. The sun here bleaches the tall grasses of the surrounding fields until they turn the color of parched straw, while the persistent wind carries the scent of dry soil and heat. Only a mile away, the quiet, thin ribbon of Rabbit Creek traces its path through the silt, providing a modest refuge for the cottonwoods that lean against the banks. To the northwest, the faint, hazy silhouette of Pumpkin Ridge rises against the clouds, a jagged reminder of the earth’s ancient, uneven crust resting far beyond the immediate, leveled fields. At dusk, the light catches the dust motes in a way that makes the entire landscape glow with a fleeting, bruised purple, lending a temporary softness to the harsh, open geography.

Randlett emerged from the complex, shifting legacies of Indian Territory, rooted in a past shaped by the displacement and resilience of the Comanche and other regional tribes. The economy remains tethered to the land, defined by the heavy, rhythmic labor of agriculture and the legacy of oil exploration that once defined this entire region. Life here moves according to the demands of the seasons and the maintenance of the fences that divide the vast, private tracts of land. Residents find a quiet connection to the outdoors at Camp Perkins, where the terrain offers a respite from the agricultural grid, and those seeking the stillness of deeper waters occasionally travel the ten miles to the Oknoname 033004 Reservoir. There is a particular, unadorned integrity to the way Randlett persists, a place where the history of the frontier is not a monument but a living, working condition of the present day.

About This Randlett Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Randlett, Oklahoma. Coordinates: 34.177314, -98.463666. 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 Randlett includes the ZIP code (73562), telephone area code (405), county seat of Cotton County (Walters), and school district assignment (Big Pasture 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.