Welcome to Krebs ...

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

The location of Krebs has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Krebs, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Krebs has a population of 1,943 people<3> (see below for details).

Krebs is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Telephone area codes for Krebs: (918) & (539)<5>

The ZIP code for Krebs: 74554<6>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Krebs had an population of 1,943 people. This is a decrease of 5.36% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 5.27% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Krebs had a population of 2,053 people. This makes Krebs the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Krebs represents 0.05% of the population of Oklahoma (which has 3,751,351 people), making it the state's 148th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,053 people, the population of Krebs has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,051 people).

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

Communities Also Named Krebs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Krebs - they are located in Florida, Kentucky and Pennsylvania (2).

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

Communities near Krebs ...

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

• Hartshorne
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartshorne
  • Hartshorne is located in Pittsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,945 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartshorne <7>
• Haileyville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haileyville
  • Haileyville is located in Pittsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 746 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haileyville <7>
• Kiowa
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiowa
  • Kiowa is located in Pittsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kiowa <7>
• Savanna
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <7>
• Crowder
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crowder have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowder
  • Crowder is located in Pittsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crowder <7>
• Canadian
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canadian have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadian
  • Canadian is located in Pittsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canadian <7>
• Pittsburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
  • Pittsburg is located in Pittsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsburg <7>
• Indianola
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indianola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianola
  • Indianola is located in Pittsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indianola <7>
• Bug Tussle
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Tussle
  • Bug Tussle is located in Pittsburg County
• Chambers
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 Krebs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Krebs.

We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Krebs. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Krebs.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Krebs ...

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

Adding Krebs to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Krebs post office opened in 1886.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Krebs.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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