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Area Codes 918 And 539
Area codes 918 and 539 are telephone area codes serving Tulsa and northeast Oklahoma. Besides Tulsa, these area codes cover cities such as Bartlesville, Broken Arrow, Claremore, Gore, Jenks, McAlester, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Pryor, Sapulpa, Tahlequah, and northeastern Oklahoma. Area code 918 was created in 1953 as a split from area code 405. Area code 539 was created as an overlay for 918. It became active on April 1, 2011 (although 539 numbers could have been assigned for activation before that date). Mandatory dialing of ten-digit numbers became active on March 5, 2011. It is the first overlay in Oklahoma. The other area codes for Oklahoma are 405 and 572, which cover the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Area in central Oklahoma, and 580, which covers northern, western, and southern Oklahoma areas outside of the OKC metro. Towns and cities served by these area codes Below is a full list of all towns and cities covered by the 539 and 918 area codes. * Adair * Afton * Agra * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oklahoma Area Codes
Oklahoma (; Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a state in the South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the north, Missouri on the northeast, Arkansas on the east, New Mexico on the west, and Colorado on the northwest. Partially in the western extreme of the Upland South, it is the 20th-most extensive and the 28th-most populous of the 50 United States. Its residents are known as Oklahomans and its capital and largest city is Oklahoma City. The state's name is derived from the Choctaw words , 'people' and , which translates as 'red'. Oklahoma is also known informally by its nickname, " The Sooner State", in reference to the settlers who staked their claims on land before the official opening date of lands in the western Oklahoma Territory or before the Indian Appropriations Act of 1889, which increased European-American settlement in the eastern Indian Territory. Oklahoma Territory and Indian Territory w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Area Codes 405 And 572
Area codes 405 and 572 serve the central part of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. They cover Oklahoma City and most of its suburbs, including Edmond, El Reno, Norman, Stillwater, Shawnee, Chickasha, Tuttle, Moore, and Guthrie. The other three area codes serving Oklahoma are 918 and 539, which cover northeastern Oklahoma (including the city of Tulsa); and 580, which serves western and southern Oklahoma. Area code 405 was one of the original area codes put into service in 1947 by telecom giant AT&T. Until January 1, 1953, it covered the entire state of Oklahoma. On that date, northeastern Oklahoma was assigned area code 918. Even though central Oklahoma was home to the great majority of 405's landlines and cell phones, this configuration remained unchanged for 44 years. On November 1, 1997, 405 was reduced to cover only central Oklahoma, while the southern and western portions of the old 405 became area code 580. As a result, 405 is the only area code in Oklahoma that does not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Cabin, Oklahoma
Big Cabin is a town in Craig County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 265 at the 2010 census, a decrease of 9.6 percent from the figure of 293 recorded in 2000. History The town was named for a local landmark, a plank cabin, that existed near the place where the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway built a switch in 1871–2. The first post office in this part of Indian Territory opened in 1872. (though it was not named Big Cabin until 1892). Some entrepreneurs built a stockyard in the town in 1888. The first two-story frame building was constructed in 1892. In 1892 the Post Office Department assigned a postal designation to Big Cabin. A school for non-Indian children began in 1895. The railroad built a depot in 1903.Craig Coun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beggs, Oklahoma
Beggs is a city in Okmulgee County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 1,321 at the 2010 census. Beggs was named for C.H. Beggs, vice president of the St. Louis-San Francisco (Frisco) Railway. History Starting as a Frisco railroad stop in 1899, Beggs officially became a town on September 15, 1900, when its post office opened.Davidson, Ruth"Beggs,"''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History & Culture'', Oklahoma Historical Society. Accessed February 17, 2016. It originally was a center for hog, cattle, and horse ranches in the area. In 1918, oil was discovered just to the west, and Beggs became an oil boomtown until ''circa'' 1926. After that, corn, cotton, pecans, and stock raising became important local industries, but Beggs went into a gradual decline, going from an official population of 2,327 in 1920 to 1,531 in 1930 and 1,107 in 1970. The population has since shown some upward fluctuation, settling at 1,321 as of the 2010 census. Isparhecher House and Grave is among the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bearden, Oklahoma
Bearden is a town in Okfuskee County, Oklahoma, Okfuskee County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 133 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. Geography Bearden is located at (35.357993, -96.388291). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 140 people, 49 households, and 36 families residing in the town. The population density was 18.5 people per square mile (7.2/km2). There were 66 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 87.86% White (U.S. Census), White, 7.86% African American (U.S. Census), African American, 2.14% Native American (U.S. Census), Native American, 0.71% from Race (United States Census), other races, and 1.43% from two or more races. Hispanic (U.S. Census), Hispanic or Latino (U.S. Census), Latino of any race were 0.71% of the population. There were 49 households, out of which 40.8% had children under the age of 18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barnsdall, Oklahoma
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Avant, Oklahoma
Avant is an incorporated community in eastern Osage County, Oklahoma, United States. Jon D. May, "Avant," ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture''. Retrieved September 25, 2011. The population was 320 at the 2010 census, a decline of 14.0 percent from the figure of 372 recorded in 2000. History Ben Avant, a native of , married Rosalie Rogers, a Cherokee-Osage, and established a ranch in 1896. The Avant oil field was discovered in 1904. The Midland Valley Railroad (later acquired by the |
Arkoma, Oklahoma
Arkoma is a town in Le Flore County, Oklahoma, United States. It is part of the Fort Smith, Arkansas-Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,989 at the 2010 census, a decline from 2,180 in 2000. The name of the town is a portmanteau of Arkansas and Oklahoma. Throughout its history, Arkoma has served as a "bedroom community" because many residents commuted to work in Fort Smith.Larry O'Dell, "Arkoma", ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture''. Accessed March 20, 2015. History The community of Arkoma was established ''circa'' 1911 on land owned by Captain James Reynolds, a |
Alderson, Oklahoma
Alderson is a town in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 304 at the 2010 census. History A post office was established at Alderson, Indian Territory on March 5, 1890. It was named for an employee of the Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad whose full name appears lost. At the time of its founding, Alderson was located in Tobucksy County, a part of the Moshulatubbee District of the Choctaw Nation.Morris, John W. ''Historical Atlas of Oklahoma'' (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1986), plate 38. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land. Demographics As of the census of 2010, there were 304 people living in the town. The population density was . There were 129 housing units at an average density of 225 per square mile (90/km). The racial makeup of the town was 67.05% White, 3.45% African American, 18.77% Native American, 0.38% Asian, 0.38% from other races, and 9.96% from two or more ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albion, Oklahoma
Albion is a town in northeast Pushmataha County, Oklahoma, United States, approximately south of the Pushmataha- Latimer county line. The population was 106 at the 2010 census. When Albion was established, before Oklahoma became a state, the community was located in Wade County, Choctaw Nation, in what was then known as Indian Territory.Wilson, Linda D. "Albion." ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture''. Accessed October 30, 2017. History A opened at this location on December 6, 1887. Charles F. Igo was the first postmaster. In its early days, ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agra, Oklahoma
Agra is a town in northern Lincoln County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 339 at the 2010 census. An early real estate developer coined the town's name from the word "agriculture". History Agra began to form around the turn of 20th century. A post office opened in Agra on December 20, 1902, with Isaac C. Pierce serving as the first postmaster. The Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad (which later became part of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway (also known as MKT or "Katy") built a line from Oklahoma City to Parsons, Kansas between 1902 and 1904. The townsite was developed after two local farmers, Frank Wheeler and Sam Holder, sold their lands along the railroad. American Land Loan and Trust Company divided the site into town lots.Wilson, Lind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Afton, Oklahoma
Afton is a town in northeast Oklahoma in Ottawa County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 1,049 as of the 2010 census, with population growth stemming from the near abandonment of nearby towns of Cardin and Picher because of ground contamination sites by local mining quarries. The town may have been named for the Scottish River Afton. Larry O'Dell, "Afton,".''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture''. Accessed February 16, 2014. History Afton developed in this part of the in |
