Welcome to Alderson ...

The town of Alderson is located in Pittsburg County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Alderson, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Alderson has a population of 289 people<3> (see below for details).

Alderson is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Area codes for Alderson: (918) & (539)<5>

The ZIP code for Alderson: 74522<6>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Alderson had an population of 289 people. This is a decrease of 4.93% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 10.73% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Alderson had a population of 304 people. This makes Alderson the county's 9th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 304 people, the population of Alderson increased 16.48% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 261 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Alderson.

Communities Also Named Alderson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Alderson - they are located in Alberta, Illinois, Michigan, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Alderson ...

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

• McAlester
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAlester
  • McAlester is located in Pittsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,788 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McAlester <7>
• Hartshorne
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartshorne
  • Hartshorne is located in Pittsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,945 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartshorne <7>
• Haileyville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haileyville
  • Haileyville is located in Pittsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 746 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haileyville <7>
• Kiowa
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiowa
  • Kiowa is located in Pittsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kiowa <7>
• Savanna
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savanna
  • Savanna is located in Pittsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 649 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savanna <7>
• Crowder
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crowder have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowder
  • Crowder is located in Pittsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crowder <7>
• Canadian
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canadian have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadian
  • Canadian is located in Pittsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canadian <7>
• Pittsburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
  • Pittsburg is located in Pittsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsburg <7>
• Indianola
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indianola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianola
  • Indianola is located in Pittsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indianola <7>
• Chambers
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers
  • Chambers is located in Pittsburg County

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alderson ...

Looking for more information about Alderson? 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 Alderson, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Alderson.

Adding Alderson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Alderson 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 Alderson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Alderson post office opened in 1890.

We also found Alderson on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Oklahoma (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Alderson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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