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Welcome to Byng ...

The town of Byng is located in Pontotoc County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Byng, you might consider that their post office opened in 1917.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Byng has a population of 1,203 people<2> (see below for details).

Byng is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Byng: 580

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Byng had an population of 1,203 people. This is an increase of 2.38% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 10.37% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Byng had a population of 1,175 people. This makes Byng the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Byng represents 0.03% of the population of Oklahoma (which has 3,751,351 people), making it the state's 205th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,175 people, the population of Byng increased 7.8% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,090 people).

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

Communities Also Named Byng ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Byng - it's located in Ontario.

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

Communities near Byng ...

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

  • Ada
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Ada is located in Pontotoc County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,239 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ada <4>
  • Stratford
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Konawa
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Maud
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Maud is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,059 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maud <4>
  • Allen
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Roff
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Roff is located in Pontotoc County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roff
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 715 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roff <4>
  • Stonewall
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Asher
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Asher is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asher
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Asher <4>
  • Bowlegs
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Francis
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Byng ...

Looking for more information about Byng? 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 Byng, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Byng.

Adding Byng to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Byng 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 Byng was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Byng post office opened in 1917. The Byng post office closed in 1957.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Byng.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Pontotoc, 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 Byng.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Byng - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/