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Welcome to Cashion ...

The town of Cashion is primarily located in Kingfisher County<1>. A portion of Cashion extends into Logan County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cashion, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Cashion has a population of 885 people<2> (see below for details).

Cashion is 1,110 feet [338 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Cashion: 405 & 572<4>

The ZIP code for Cashion: 73016<5>

Going back to its beginning, The community of Cashion was originally named Downs. For more information about the names of Cashion, see The Names of Cashion on our Genealogy Page.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Cashion had an population of 885 people. This is an increase of 10.35% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 39.37% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Cashion had a population of 802 people (or 5.32% of the total population of Kingfisher County). This makes Cashion the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Cashion represents 0.02% of the population of Oklahoma (which has 3,751,351 people), making it the state's 256th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 802 people, the population of Cashion increased 26.3% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 635 people).

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

Communities Also Named Cashion ...

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

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

Communities near Cashion ...

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

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cashion. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Cashion.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cashion ...

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

Adding Cashion to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Cashion post office opened in 1900.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cashion.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Kingfisher, 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 Cashion.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cashion - 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 405 code has been Overlayed with the 572 area code. New phone numbers in the Cashion area will be assigned with one of these codes: 405 or 572. As a result, placing a call in the Cashion 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 Cashion). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Cashion 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.
<7>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/