Walters Oklahoma Map

About Walters, Oklahoma

Walters is a locality in Cotton County, Oklahoma, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,412. The population density is 115.7 people per km². Walters is located at 34.3584°N, 98.3569°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Walters is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 73572.

Walters occupies a low, expansive stretch of plains where the red earth holds the heat long after the sun has retreated behind the western horizon. It lies 17.8 miles south-southeast of Lawton, OK (from Lawton, OK: bearing 165°T), and is situated 32.6 miles north-northeast of Wichita Falls. The land here is defined by a vast, open flatness that forces the eye to track the slow movement of clouds across an immense sky, interrupted only by the distant, jagged silhouette of Pumpkin Ridge rising against the haze. A mile from the center of the grid, East Cache Creek cuts a shallow, meandering path through the brush, its waters carrying the silt of the plains toward the broader systems of the south. Walters Lake waits two miles out, a quiet pool reflecting the shifting colors of the prairie, while Youth Park offers a patch of green relief where the stillness of the afternoon is broken only by the thin, sharp call of meadowlarks.

History in Walters remains anchored to the legacy of the Comanche lands, a memory of a time when the territory was defined by the movement of people rather than the lines of a map. The economy persists through the stubborn, enduring rhythms of agriculture and the extraction of resources from the subterranean dark, a tradition that shapes the local character into something hardened and pragmatic. The wind acts as a constant presence, scouring the wheat fields and rattling the metal siding of structures that have stood through cycles of boom and quiet recovery. Life in Walters moves with a deliberate, unadorned pace, where the people recognize the value of a steady hand and the quiet dignity found in a landscape that demands little but constant, honest labor.

About This Walters Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Walters, Oklahoma. Coordinates: 34.358433, -98.356883. 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 Walters includes the ZIP code (73572), telephone area code (405), county seat of Cotton County (Walters), and school district assignment (Walters 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.