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Welcome to Granite ...

The town of Granite is located in Greer County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Granite, you might consider that their post office opened in 1899.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Granite has a population of 1,954 people<2> (see below for details).

Granite is 1,610 feet [491 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Granite: 580

The ZIP code for Granite: 73547<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Granite had an population of 1,954 people. This is a decrease of 5.38% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 5.97% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Granite had a population of 2,065 people (or 33.25% of the total population of Greer County). This makes Granite the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Granite represents 0.06% of the total population of Oklahoma (which has 3,751,351 people), making it the state's 143rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,065 people, the population of Granite increased 11.98% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,844 people).

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

Communities Also Named Granite ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Granite - they are located in British Columbia, Colorado, Idaho (4), Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Montana (2), Nevada (2), New Hampshire, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia (2) and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Granite ...

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

  • Hobart
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Mangum
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Sentinel
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Blair
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Lone Wolf
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Carter
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Martha
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Willow
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Lugert ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Lugert is located in Kiowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lugert
  • Hester
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Hester is located in Greer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Granite ...

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

Adding Granite to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Granite 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 Granite was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Granite post office opened in 1899.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Granite.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Greer, 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 Granite.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Granite - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 Granite). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Granite or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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/