Zion Oklahoma Map

About Zion, Oklahoma

Zion is a locality in Adair County, Oklahoma, United States. It is a small community with a population of 30. The population density is 11.3 people per km². Zion is located at 35.7826°N, 94.6349°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 74960.

Zion sits where the Sallisaw Creek carves a persistent, muddy ribbon through the red-stained earth of the Oklahoma plains. It lies 20.9 miles east-southeast of Tahlequah, OK (from Tahlequah, OK: bearing 116°T), and is situated 2.2 miles south of Stilwell. The horizon stretches wide, marked by the faint, jagged silhouette of Denny Ridge rising in the distance, a reminder of the tectonic patience that shaped this soil. Sunlight here possesses a heavy, amber clarity that turns the tall grasses to copper at the end of a long afternoon, casting long shadows that swallow the fence lines. A few miles away, the quiet surface of Stillwell Orchard Pond holds the sky in its stillness, mirroring the shifting clouds that drift across the expanse of the Cross Timbers.

Zion carries the weight of a land shaped by the complex legacies of the Cherokee and Choctaw nations, an enduring memory etched into the very pace of the local work. The economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the soil and the labor of those who cultivate the surrounding acreage, while the nearby Edna M Carson Stilwell Community Park offers a rare patch of managed green for the families who call this place home. Life in Zion moves with a deliberate, unadorned gravity, far from the frantic hum of larger centers, sustained by the steady pull of the seasons and the cycle of the harvest. On quiet evenings, the air carries a faint, metallic scent of damp earth and distant rail, grounding the inhabitants in a reality that is as deep and unyielding as the red dirt itself.

About This Zion Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Zion, Oklahoma. Coordinates: 35.782586, -94.634944. 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 Zion includes the ZIP code (74960), telephone area code (918), county seat of Adair County (Stilwell), and school district assignment (Zion Public School).

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.