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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 & 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 (with 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.

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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Pittsburg, 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 Kiowa.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kiowa - 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 Kiowa area will be assigned with one of these codes: 918 or 539. As a result, placing a call in the Kiowa 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 Kiowa). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Kiowa 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<8>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/