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Welcome to Wilburton ...

The city of Wilburton is located in Latimer County<1> (at the time of its founding, Wilburton was located in Indian Territory) and is the County Seat for Latimer County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wilburton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Wilburton has a population of 2,538 people<2> (see below for details).

Wilburton is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Wilburton: 918 & 539<4>

The ZIP code for Wilburton: 74578<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Wilburton had an population of 2,538 people. This is a decrease of 10.73% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 14.6% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Wilburton had a population of 2,843 people (or 25.48% of the total population of Latimer County). This makes Wilburton the county's most populous community.

The population of Wilburton represents 0.08% of the total population of Oklahoma (which has 3,751,351 people), making it the state's 115th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,843 people, the population of Wilburton decreased 4.34% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 2,972 people).

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

Communities Also Named Wilburton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Wilburton - they are located in Kansas, Pennsylvania and Washington.

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

Communities near Wilburton ...

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

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

We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wilburton. Our list includes 7 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Wilburton.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wilburton ...

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

Adding Wilburton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wilburton 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 Wilburton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

X2X - From that list, the Wilburton post office opened in 1891.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wilburton.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Latimer, 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 Wilburton.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wilburton - 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 Wilburton area will be assigned with one of these codes: 918 or 539. As a result, placing a call in the Wilburton 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 Wilburton). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Wilburton 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>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.
<8>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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




 

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