Coal

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Oklahoma

Coal is a sparsely populated county in Oklahoma with 5 ZIP codes, 5,710 people, and one of the lowest household incomes among US counties among US counties. All data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2023 5-Year Estimates.

National county placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Coal, OK sits among US counties with one of the lowest household incomes among US counties, on a sparsely populated county population base, across a compact ZIP cluster.

7th pct
household income vs 3,210 US counties
5,710
combined ZIP population
5
USPS ZIP codes covered
$44,745
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this county's average ZIP median household income against 3,210 US counties with ACS income on at least one ZIP.

Coal lands in the national county income distribution as one of the lowest household incomes among US counties on sparsely populated county footing (FIPS 40029, 5 ZIPs, combined population 5,710). Sort the ZIP table by population before treating the county mean as uniform.

Lower household-income footing across 5 ZIPs (combined population 5,710). Cost-of-living reads should start from the densest ZIP rather than the county mean - sparse codes can dominate land area while a small urban ZIP carries most residents.

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5

Total ZIPs

5,710

Total Population

ZIP Codes in Coal

Side-by-side: Compare 74538 vs 74572 →

ZIP Code City Population Density
74538 Coalgate 4,200 5
74572 Tupelo 712 6
74556 Lehigh 422 10
74534 Centrahoma 250 3
74535 Clarita 126 8

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the population of Coal?

Coal has a total population of 5,710 across 5 ZIP codes, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 data.

What ZIP codes are in Coal?

Coal includes 5 ZIP codes: 74538, 74572, 74556, 74534, 74535.

Coal's figures come from Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023), mapped to ZIP codes via the HUD USPS Crosswalk. PlainZIP is not affiliated with the U.S. Census Bureau or any government agency. See our methodology for details.

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