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Welcome to Wetumka ...

The city of Wetumka is located in Hughes County<1> (at the time of its founding, Wetumka was located in Indian Territory).

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wetumka, you might consider that their post office opened in 1893.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Wetumka has a population of 1,198 people<2> (see below for details).

Wetumka is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Wetumka: 405 & 572<4>

The ZIP code for Wetumka: 74883<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Wetumka had an population of 1,198 people. This is a decrease of 6.55% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 17.44% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Wetumka had a population of 1,282 people (or 9.14% of the total population of Hughes County). This makes Wetumka the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Wetumka represents 0.03% of the population of Oklahoma (which has 3,751,351 people), making it the state's 186th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,282 people, the population of Wetumka decreased 11.65% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,451 people).

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

Communities near Wetumka ...

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wetumka ...

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

Adding Wetumka to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Wetumka post office opened in 1893.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wetumka.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Hughes, 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 Wetumka.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wetumka - 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 405 code has been Overlayed with the 572 area code. New phone numbers in the Wetumka area will be assigned with one of these codes: 405 or 572. As a result, placing a call in the Wetumka 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 city (such as Wetumka). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Wetumka 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/