Washita Oklahoma Map

About Washita, Oklahoma

Washita is a locality in Murray County, Oklahoma, United States. It is a small community with a population of 83. The population density is 55.8 people per km². Washita is located at 35.1044°N, 98.3413°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 73030, 73005.

Washita occupies a stretch of high-grass prairie where the wind carries the dry, oxidized scent of iron-rich soil across the open horizon. It lies 25.8 miles north of Ardmore, OK (from Ardmore, OK: bearing 2°T), and is situated 9.7 miles west-northwest of Sulphur. The landscape unfolds in long, deliberate swells of earth, occasionally interrupted by the deep, verdant ribbons of the Washita River that carve through the limestone-heavy terrain. To the south, the faint, hazy silhouette of the Arbuckle Mountains anchors the view, providing a permanent, jagged edge to an otherwise expansive sky. Light in this country possesses a peculiar, heavy clarity, turning the grasses a bruised gold as the sun retreats and leaving the land to cool in the stillness of the plains.

History here is not merely a record of the past but a layer beneath the topsoil, rooted in the hard-won resilience of the people who shaped this economy through agriculture and the extraction of mineral wealth. The rhythms of Washita are dictated by the seasonal labor of the fields and the occasional hum of industry that persists in the quietude of the backcountry. Residents find relief in the local landscape, often spending afternoons near the cooling waters of Lake of the Arbuckles or seeking the shaded, quiet seclusion of Fullerton Park. Even in the bustle of a workday, one might catch the distant, rhythmic rush of Classen Falls, a reminder of the water that moves beneath the surface of this land, defining the life and character of the people who call Washita their own.

About This Washita Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Washita, Oklahoma. Coordinates: 35.104407, -98.341338. 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 Washita includes the ZIP code (73030, 73005), telephone area code (405, 572), county seat of Murray County (Sulphur), and school district assignment (Anadarko 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.