Sterling Oklahoma Map

About Sterling, Oklahoma

Sterling is a locality in Comanche County, Oklahoma, United States. It is a small community with a population of 668. The population density is 313.8 people per km². Sterling is located at 34.7503°N, 98.1717°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Sterling is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 73567.

Sterling occupies a vast, sun-bleached expanse where the horizon stretches flat and uncompromising against the wide Oklahoma sky. It lies 15.8 miles northeast of Lawton, OK (from Lawton, OK: bearing 52°T), and is situated 7.2 miles east-southeast of Elgin. The earth here is defined by the deep, iron-rich hue of red dirt, punctuated by the rhythmic swaying of tall grasses that bend under the persistent, dry breath of the plains. Only a mile away, the quiet waters of Oknoname 031009 Reservoir hold the reflection of the clouds, while the nearby channel of Beaver Creek cuts a modest, winding path through the soil. To the distant west, the silhouette of Jocelyn Ridge rises as a jagged, blue-gray suggestion of elevation, grounding the otherwise limitless perspective of the land.

Sterling maintains a quiet connection to the legacy of the Comanche and the broader history of the territory, where the economy remains tied to the resilience of the prairie and the labor of the surrounding fields. Life here moves with the deliberate pace of agricultural cycles and the occasional hum of industry, far removed from the frantic noise of larger centers. Residents often look toward the horizon where the wind carries the faint memory of the early homesteaders, a stillness that is only broken by the movement of local traffic or the seasonal harvest. Those seeking a broader connection to the wilderness can travel thirteen miles to find the open, uncultivated expanse of Prairie Park, where the native flora serves as a reminder of the landscape as it existed long before the first fence lines were drawn.

About This Sterling Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Sterling, Oklahoma. Coordinates: 34.750349, -98.171713. 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 Sterling includes the ZIP code (73567), telephone area code (405), county seat of Comanche County (Lawton), and school district assignment (Sterling 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.