Terlton Oklahoma Map

About Terlton, Oklahoma

Terlton is a locality in Pawnee County, Oklahoma, United States. It is a small community with a population of 78. The population density is 68.1 people per km². Terlton is located at 36.1881°N, 96.4903°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 74081.

Terlton is a scatter of weathered buildings and wind-bent trees against the vast Oklahoma sky, a place where the horizon seems to stretch into forever. It lies 27.9 miles west of Tulsa, OK (from Tulsa, OK: bearing 275°T), and is situated 8.5 miles west-north-west of Mannford. The land here is a study in subtle greens and browns, a rolling prairie that meets the sky in an unbroken line, punctuated only by the occasional homestead and the glint of sunlight on distant ponds. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries the scent of sun-baked earth and the faint, sweet perfume of wildflowers that cling stubbornly to the roadside ditches. Dust devils, ephemeral dancers of soil and air, often spin across the fields, momentary spectacles in the quiet expanse. The story of Terlton is written in the grain of its soil, a history tied to the ebb and flow of agriculture and the enduring spirit of its people. For generations, this patch of Pawnee County has been home to those who coaxed sustenance from the earth, their lives shaped by the seasons and the ever-present hum of cicadas in the summer heat. The local economy, though small, is rooted in the land, with cattle grazing on the undulating pastures and crops that turn the landscape into a patchwork quilt of gold and green. There's a quiet resilience here, a sense of continuity that whispers from the old general store, its shelves still stocked with goods that speak of simpler times, and the weathered wooden church, a beacon of community in the wide-open spaces.

About This Terlton Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Terlton, Oklahoma — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 36.188126, -96.490298. 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 Terlton and Pawnee County.

Detailed location data for Terlton includes the ZIP code (74081), telephone area code (918), county seat of Pawnee County (Pawnee), and school district assignment (Cleveland Public Schools). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Terlton is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.