Wapanucka Oklahoma Map

About Wapanucka, Oklahoma

Wapanucka is a locality in Johnston County, Oklahoma, United States. It is a small community with a population of 386. The population density is 229.3 people per km². Wapanucka is located at 34.3740°N, 96.4244°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Wapanucka is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 73461.

Wapanucka reveals itself through the steady, insistent presence of Sandy Creek, which carves a path through the landscape with a quiet persistence that defines the local horizon. It lies 26.4 miles north of Durant, OK (from Durant, OK: bearing 353°T), and is situated 17.4 miles east-northeast of Tishomingo. The earth here holds a deep, rusted hue, anchoring the sprawling plains where the light at dusk settles in long, bruised purples against the tall grasses. To the north, the presence of Delaware Creek Site 3 Reservoir provides a stillness to the land, reflecting a sky that seems to expand indefinitely over the flat, open expanse. In the distance, Davis Mountain rises as a faint, jagged suggestion against the clouds, while the surrounding timber offers a skeletal, shifting boundary to the fields.

Wapanucka carries the weight of a history rooted deeply in the transition of Indian Territory, where the echoes of Choctaw heritage persist in the very rhythm of the soil. The local economy remains tied to the land’s quiet productivity, a legacy of agricultural labor and the enduring influence of the nearby Boggy Depot, which preserves the memory of travelers who once moved through these crossroads. Life here moves with a deliberate, measured pace, far removed from the frantic pulse of larger centers, as residents navigate the intersection of tradition and the sparse, utilitarian demands of modern survival. The occasional traveler might catch a glimpse of the rugged, untamed beauty found at Clear Canyon or the fleeting, silver rush of Rock Creek Falls, yet Wapanucka remains defined most by its own unassuming permanence and the way the wind moves, unchecked, across the plains.

About This Wapanucka Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Wapanucka, Oklahoma. Coordinates: 34.373981, -96.424442. 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 Wapanucka includes the ZIP code (73461), telephone area code (405), county seat of Johnston County (Tishomingo), and school district assignment (Wapanucka 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.