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Welcome to Leon ...

The town of Leon is located in Love County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Leon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Leon has a population of 99 people<2> (see below for details).

Leon is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Leon: 580

The ZIP code for Leon: 73441<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Leon had an population of 99 people. This is an increase of 8.79% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 3.12% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Leon had a population of 91 people. This makes Leon the county's 3rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 91 people, the population of Leon decreased 5.21% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 96 people).

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

Communities Also Named Leon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 29 communities that are also named Leon - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California (2), Colorado (2), Florida (2), Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Manitoba, Maryland, New Mexico (2), New York, North Carolina, Ohio (2), South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Leon ...

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

  • Nocona
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Nocona is located in Montague County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nocona
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,016 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nocona <5>
  • Marietta
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Wilson
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Muenster
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Saint Jo
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint Jo is located in Montague County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Jo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,032 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Jo <5>
  • Thackerville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Burneyville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Petersburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Petersburg is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
  • Marysville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Marysville is located in Cooke County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
  • Spanish Fort
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Spanish Fort is located in Montague County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Fort

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Leon ...

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

Adding Leon to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Leon post office opened in 1883.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Leon.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Love, 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 Leon.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Leon - 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 Leon). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Leon 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/