Stroud Oklahoma Map

About Stroud, Oklahoma

Stroud is a locality in Lincoln County, Oklahoma, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,719. The population density is 91.4 people per km². Stroud is located at 35.7689°N, 96.6501°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Stroud is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 74079.

Stroud occupies a stretch of Oklahoma where the earth reveals itself in deep, rust-colored clay and the insistent reach of the Cross Timbers. It lies 32.8 miles north-northeast of Shawnee, OK (from Shawnee, OK: bearing 27°T), and is situated 17.4 miles south-southeast of Cushing. The landscape unfolds in a quiet expanse of prairie, marked by the slow, deliberate currents of Gray Horse Creek that trace the perimeter of the low-lying terrain. To the far horizon, the faint, jagged silhouette of Dawson Ridge suggests a distant boundary, while the immediate surroundings remain defined by the modest, industrial stillness of the Stroud Sewage Lagoon and the nearby expanse of the Deep Fork Wildlife Management Area. In the late afternoon, the light here possesses a singular clarity, casting long, bruised shadows across the fields that seem to hold the heat of the sun long after it has dipped below the prairie grasses.

Stroud carries the weight of a frontier history, rooted in the legacy of the Indian Territory and the subsequent rush of commerce that followed the discovery of oil. The economy hums with the persistence of those early boom years, favoring the steady labor of the oil patch and a tradition of agricultural resilience that keeps the local character grounded. Life in Stroud moves with the cadence of wind across the plains, punctuated by the passing of trucks and the enduring presence of heritage sites that speak to the resilience of those who settled this arid, productive country. It is a place where the architecture of a bygone era still stands in the storefronts, reflecting a quiet determination that remains as consistent as the red dirt clinging to the boots of its inhabitants.

About This Stroud Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Stroud, Oklahoma. Coordinates: 35.768875, -96.65007. 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 Stroud includes the ZIP code (74079), telephone area code (918), county seat of Lincoln County (Chandler), and school district assignment (Stroud 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.