Welcome to Kiowa ...

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kiowa, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Kiowa has a population of 677 people<2> (see below for details).

Kiowa is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Kiowa: (918) and (539)<4>

The ZIP code for Kiowa: 74553<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Kiowa had an population of 677 people. This is a decrease of 7.39% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 2.31% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Kiowa had a population of 731 people. This makes Kiowa the county's 6th most populous community.

The population of Kiowa represents 0.02% of the population of Oklahoma (which has 3,751,351 people), making it the state's 270th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 731 people, the population of Kiowa increased 5.48% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 693 people).

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

Communities Also Named Kiowa ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Kiowa - they are located in Alabama, Colorado, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico and Texas.

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

Communities near Kiowa ...

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

• McAlester
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAlester
  • McAlester is located in Pittsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,788 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McAlester <6>
• Krebs
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Krebs have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
  • Krebs is located in Pittsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,000 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Krebs <6>
• Savanna
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savanna
  • Savanna is located in Pittsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 649 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savanna <6>
• Stringtown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
  • Stringtown is located in Atoka County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stringtown <6>
• Alderson
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alderson have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderson
  • Alderson is located in Pittsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alderson <6>
• Stuart
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart
  • Stuart is located in Hughes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stuart <6>
• Ashland
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Ashland is located in Pittsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
• Wardville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wardville have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardville
  • Wardville is located in Atoka County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wardville <6>
• Blanco
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
  • Blanco is located in Pittsburg County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blanco <6>
• Chambers
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers
  • Chambers is located in Pittsburg County

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kiowa ...

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

Adding Kiowa to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kiowa 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 for Kiowa was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Kiowa post office opened in 1881.

We also found Kiowa on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Oklahoma (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kiowa.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kiowa. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/