Welcome to Wright City ...

The town of Wright City is located in McCurtain County<1>.

The location of Wright City has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wright City, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1920.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Wright City has a population of 736 people<3> (see below for details).

Wright City is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Wright City lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Wright City lies within the (580) area code.

The ZIP code for Wright City: 74766<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Wright City had an population of 736 people. This is a decrease of 3.41% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 13.21% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Wright City had a population of 762 people. This makes Wright City the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Wright City represents 0.02% of the population of Oklahoma (which has 3,751,351 people), making it the state's 265th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 762 people, the population of Wright City decreased 10.14% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 848 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Wright City.

Communities Also Named Wright City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Wright City - they are located in Missouri and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Wright City.

Communities near Wright City ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wright City.

• Idabel
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idabel
  • Idabel is located in McCurtain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,876 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Idabel <6>
• Broken Bow
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broken Bow
  • Broken Bow is located in McCurtain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,089 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broken Bow <6>
• Valliant
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valliant
  • Valliant is located in McCurtain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valliant <6>
• Fort Towson
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Towson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Towson
  • Fort Towson is located in Choctaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Towson <6>
• Millerton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millerton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
  • Millerton is located in McCurtain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millerton <6>
• Garvin
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garvin
  • Garvin is located in McCurtain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garvin <6>
• Swink
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swink
  • Swink is located in Choctaw County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swink <6>
• Slim
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slim
  • Slim is located in McCurtain County
• Golden
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
  • Golden is located in McCurtain County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golden <6>
• Rufe
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rufe
  • Rufe is located in McCurtain County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rufe <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Wright City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wright City.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wright City. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wright City.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wright City. See our Newspapers Page for Wright City.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wright City ...

Looking for more information about Wright City? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Wright City, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Wright City.

Adding Wright City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wright City in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Wright City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Wright City post office opened in 1920.

We also found Wright City on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1922).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wright City.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wright City. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/