Scipio Oklahoma Map
Scipio, Oklahoma — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Scipio, Pittsburg County.
Interactive Map of Scipio, Oklahoma
| City | Scipio |
| State | Oklahoma (OK) |
| County | Pittsburg |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 35.054816 |
| Longitude | -95.956666 |
| Population | 54 |
| Density | 32.9 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Scipio, Oklahoma
Scipio is a locality in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, United States. It is a small community with a population of 54. The population density is 32.9 people per km². Scipio is located at 35.0548°N, 95.9567°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 74501.
Scipio lies low in the southeastern Oklahoma landscape, a place where the earth shows its age in gentle swells and the sky feels vast, especially in the long, quiet stretches of afternoon. It lies 57.8 miles east-south-east of Shawnee, OK (from Shawnee, OK: bearing 109°T), and is situated 13.5 miles north-west of McAlester. The terrain here is a mix of rolling hills, some covered in a thick, persistent scrub oak and blackjack trees, others cleared for pasture where cattle graze with a placid indifference to the world beyond the fence lines. The air often carries the scent of damp soil and, in the warmer months, the sweet, heavy perfume of honeysuckle that seems to have an ancient claim on the ditches and along the weathered wooden posts. Small, weathered farmhouses, their paint long faded to muted grays and blues, dot the landscape, each a small, self-contained universe against the broad sweep of the horizon. The history of Scipio is tied to the earth itself, to the coal that once lay buried beneath these very hills, a promise of prosperity that brought a transient surge of life to the region. Though the mines have long since fallen silent, their absence is a quiet echo in the character of Scipio, a reminder of past industry and the people who worked them. The local economy now leans more on agriculture and the resilience of small businesses that serve the immediate needs of the surrounding farms and ranches. There isn't much in the way of grand monuments or bustling attractions in Scipio; its distinction lies in the unhurried pace of life, the way the sun dips below the western hills painting the sky in hues of bruised purple and fading rose, and the enduring quiet that settles over the land as dusk descends.
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About This Scipio Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Scipio, Oklahoma with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. 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 Scipio and Pittsburg County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Scipio is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Scipio is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
