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Located in: Le Flore County (see below)

Typical Abbreviation: Dog Crk.

Time Zone: Dog Creek lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT)

Telephone Area Codes: 918 & 539<1>

Elevation: 570 feet [173.74 m] above sea level<2>

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<3>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Dog Creek:

Lat: 35.100900° (or 35°6'3" N)

Lon: -94.851300° (or -94°51'4" W)

USGS Topo Map: Potato Peaks<4>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Dog Creek

GNIS ID: 1100358

FIPS State / Place Code: 40 / 21060

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Dog Creek)

About Le Flore County

The community of Poteau is the County Seat for Le Flore County.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Le Flore)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<5>	49,853 (1.33% decrease since 2010)
2010	50,525 (5.02% increase since 2000)
2000:	48,109

Total Area:<6> 1,608 sq. miles [4,166.1 km²] - of which 1.2% is water (19.31 sq. miles [50 km²])

Housing Units: <7> 21,448

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Le Flore

GNIS ID: 1101827

FIPS State / County Code: 40 / 079

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Dog Creek)

About Oklahoma

From the US Census

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	3,960,676 (5.58% increase since 2010)
2010:	3,751,351 (8.71% increase since 2000)
2000:	3,450,654

Websites for State of Oklahoma

Official Website: https://www.ok.gov/

Tourism: https://www.travelok.com/

Parks: https://www.travelok.com/state-parks

Fishing: https://www.travelok.com/fishing-trail

Hunting: https://www.travelok.com/hunting

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Oklahoma

GNIS ID: 1102857

FIPS State: 40

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Dog Creek)

Footnotes ...

<1>	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 918 code has been Overlayed with the 539 area code. New phone numbers in the Dog Creek area will be assigned with one of these codes: 918 or 539. As a result, placing a call in the Dog Creek area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dog Creek - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Dog Creek, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<4>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Dog Creek.
<5>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<6>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Dog Creek. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<7>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).