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Welcome to Phillips ...

The town of Phillips is located in Coal County<1>.

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

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Phillips has a population of 129 people<2> (see below for details).

Phillips is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Phillips: 580

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Phillips had an population of 129 people. This is a decrease of 4.44% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 14% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Phillips had a population of 135 people. This makes Phillips the county's 5th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 135 people, the population of Phillips decreased 10% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 150 people).

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

Communities Also Named Phillips ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 35 communities that are also named Phillips - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida (2), Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana (2), Maine, Michigan (2), Montana, Nebraska, Pennsylvania (3), South Carolina, Tennessee (4), Texas (3), Utah, Virginia (2), Washington, West Virginia (2), Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Phillips ...

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

  • Atoka
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Stonewall
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Wapanucka
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Stringtown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Tushka
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Tupelo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tupelo have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupelo
    • Tupelo is located in Coal County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 308 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tupelo <4>
  • Caney
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Bromide
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bromide have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromide
    • Bromide is located in Johnston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bromide <4>
  • Centrahoma
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centrahoma have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centrahoma
    • Centrahoma is located in Coal County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centrahoma <4>
  • Wardville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wardville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardville
    • Wardville is located in Atoka County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wardville <4>

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Phillips ...

Looking for more information about Phillips? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Phillips, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Phillips.

Adding Phillips to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Phillips post office opened in 1892.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Phillips.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Coal, 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 Phillips.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Phillips - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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