Welcome to Ringling ...

The town of Ringling is located in Jefferson County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ringling, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1914.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Ringling has a population of 952 people<3> (see below for details).

Ringling is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Ringling is within the (580) area code.

The ZIP code for Ringling: 73456<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Ringling had an population of 952 people. This is a decrease of 8.2% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 16.12% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Ringling had a population of 1,037 people (or 16.02% of the total population of Jefferson County). This makes Ringling the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Ringling represents 0.03% of the population of Oklahoma (which has 3,751,351 people), making it the state's 221st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,037 people, the population of Ringling decreased 8.63% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,135 people).

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

Communities Also Named Ringling ...

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

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

Communities near Ringling ...

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

• Lone Grove
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Grove
  • Lone Grove is located in Carter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,190 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lone Grove <6>
• Healdton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healdton
  • Healdton is located in Carter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,693 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Healdton <6>
• Wilson
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
  • Wilson is located in Carter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,707 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilson <6>
• Velma
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Velma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velma
  • Velma is located in Stephens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 595 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Velma <6>
• Loco
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loco
  • Loco is located in Stephens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loco <6>
• Ratliff City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ratliff City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ratliff City
  • Ratliff City is located in Carter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ratliff City <6>
• Orr
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr
  • Orr is located in Love County
• Grady
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
  • Grady is located in Jefferson County
• Oil City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
  • Oil City is located in Carter County
• Clemscott
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemscott
  • Clemscott is located in Carter 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 Ringling. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ringling.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ringling. Our list includes 8 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Ringling.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ringling ...

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

Adding Ringling to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Ringling post office opened in 1914.

We also found Ringling on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Oklahoma (1948).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ringling.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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