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Welcome to Kinta ...

The town of Kinta is located in Haskell County<1> (at the time of its founding, Kinta was located in Indian Territory).

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kinta, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Kinta has a population of 317 people<2> (see below for details).

Kinta is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Kinta: 918 & 539<4>

The ZIP code for Kinta: 74552<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Kinta had an population of 317 people. This is an increase of 6.73% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 30.45% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Kinta had a population of 297 people. This makes Kinta the county's 5th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 297 people, the population of Kinta increased 22.22% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 243 people).

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

Communities near Kinta ...

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

  • Stigler
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Wilburton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Quinton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Porum
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • McCurtain
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Red Oak
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Whitefield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Carlton Landing
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Carlton Landing is located in Pittsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton Landing
  • Sans Bois
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Sans Bois is located in Haskell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sans Bois
  • Lequire
    (7 miles [11.3 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 Kinta. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kinta.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kinta ...

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

Adding Kinta to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Kinta post office opened in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kinta.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Haskell, 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 Kinta.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kinta - 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 918 code has been Overlayed with the 539 area code. New phone numbers in the Kinta area will be assigned with one of these codes: 918 or 539. As a result, placing a call in the Kinta 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 Kinta). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Kinta 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/