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Welcome to O'Kean ...

The town of O'Kean is located in Randolph County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of O'Kean, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1889.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, O'Kean has a population of 199 people<2> (see below for details).

O'Kean is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: O'Kean lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for O'Kean: 870 & 327<4>

The ZIP code for O'Kean: 72449<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, O'Kean had an population of 199 people. This is an increase of 2.58% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 1% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, O'Kean had a population of 194 people. This makes O'Kean the county's 5th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 194 people, the population of O'Kean decreased 3.48% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 201 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for O'Kean.

Communities near O'Kean ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near O'Kean.

  • Paragould
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Pocahontas
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Walnut Ridge
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Bono
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Bono is located in Craighead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,595 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bono <6>
  • Hoxie
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Oak Grove Heights
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Oak Grove Heights is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Heights
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,095 people
  • Black Rock
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • College City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • College City is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College City
    • Estimated population in 2016: 506 people
  • Lafe
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Lafe is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
  • Portia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)

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 O'Kean. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for O'Kean.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of O'Kean. 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 O'Kean.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for O'Kean ...

Looking for more information about O'Kean? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to O'Kean, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for O'Kean.

Adding O'Kean to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of O'Kean 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 (so far) for O'Kean was on a map titled William Bradley Map (1889).

For more details, see References and Mentions for O'Kean.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Randolph, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for O'Kean.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around O'Kean - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 870 code has been Overlayed with the 327 area code. New phone numbers in the O'Kean area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the O'Kean area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a town (such as O'Kean). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether O'Kean or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.