Welcome to Atoka ...

The city of Atoka is located in Atoka County<1> (at the time of its founding, Atoka was located in Indian Territory) and is the County Seat for Atoka County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Atoka, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1868.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Atoka has a population of 3,005 people<2> (see below for details).

Atoka is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Atoka: (580)

The ZIP code for Atoka: 74525<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Atoka had an population of 3,005 people. This is a decrease of 3.28% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 0.57% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Atoka had a population of 3,107 people (or 21.91% of the total population of Atoka County). This makes Atoka the county's most populous community.

The population of Atoka represents 0.08% of the population of Oklahoma (which has 3,751,351 people), making it the state's 107th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,107 people, the population of Atoka increased 3.98% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,988 people).

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

Communities Also Named Atoka ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Atoka - they are located in Kentucky, Missouri, New Mexico, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Atoka ...

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

• Coalgate
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalgate
  • Coalgate is located in Coal County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,841 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coalgate <5>
• Caddo
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddo
  • Caddo is located in Bryan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,114 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caddo <5>
• Wapanucka
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapanucka
  • Wapanucka is located in Johnston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wapanucka <5>
• Stringtown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
  • Stringtown is located in Atoka County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stringtown <5>
• Tushka
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tushka
  • Tushka is located in Atoka County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
• Lehigh
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lehigh have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehigh
  • Lehigh is located in Coal County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lehigh <5>
• Caney
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney
  • Caney is located in Atoka County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caney <5>
• Phillips
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips
  • Phillips is located in Coal County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
• Centrahoma
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centrahoma have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centrahoma
  • Centrahoma is located in Coal County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centrahoma <5>
• Wardville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wardville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardville
  • Wardville is located in Atoka County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wardville <5>

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

We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Atoka. Our list includes 20 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Atoka.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Atoka ...

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

Adding Atoka to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Atoka 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 Atoka was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Atoka post office opened in 1868.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Atoka.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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