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Welcome to Moffett ...

The town of Moffett is located in Sequoyah County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Moffett, you might consider that their post office opened in 1908.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Moffett has a population of 125 people<2> (see below for details).

Moffett is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Moffett: 918 & 539<4>

The ZIP code for Moffett: 74946<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Moffett had an population of 125 people. This is a decrease of 2.34% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 30.17% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Moffett had a population of 128 people. This makes Moffett the county's 8th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 128 people, the population of Moffett decreased 28.49% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 179 people).

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

Communities Also Named Moffett ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Moffett - it's located in Virginia.

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

Communities near Moffett ...

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

  • Fort Smith
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Van Buren
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Van Buren is located in Crawford County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,812 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van Buren <6>
  • Greenwood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenwood is located in Sebastian County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,396 people
  • Sallisaw
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Alma
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Alma is located in Crawford County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,887 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <6>
  • Barling
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Barling is located in Sebastian County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barling
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,064 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barling <6>
  • Pocola
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Roland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Muldrow
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Lavaca
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Lavaca is located in Sebastian County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavaca
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,439 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lavaca <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Moffett ...

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

Adding Moffett to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Moffett post office opened in 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Moffett.

Footnotes ...

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