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Welcome to Oscar ...

Oscar is located in Jefferson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oscar, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.

Oscar is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Oscar: 580

The ZIP code for Oscar: 73561<3>

Communities Also Named Oscar ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Oscar - they are located in Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, North Carolina, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Oscar ...

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

  • Nocona
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Waurika
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Ringling
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Ryan
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Ryan is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ryan <4>
  • Terral
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Cornish
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Cornish is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
  • Leon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Sugden
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Sugden is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
  • Rowland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Grady
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oscar ...

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

Adding Oscar to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Oscar 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 Oscar was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Oscar post office opened in 1892. The Oscar post office closed in 1984.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oscar.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oscar - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 community (such as Oscar). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Oscar or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/