Custer City, Oklahoma

Custer City, Oklahoma
Custer City, Oklahoma is located in Oklahoma
Custer City, Oklahoma
Custer City, Oklahoma
Location of Custer City, Oklahoma
Coordinates: 35°39′50″N 98°53′13″W / 35.66389°N 98.88694°W / 35.66389; -98.88694
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
CountyCuster
Area
 • Total0.61 sq mi (1.57 km2)
 • Land0.61 sq mi (1.57 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation1,768 ft (539 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total367
 • Density604.61/sq mi (233.28/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
73639
Area code580
FIPS code40-18950[3]
GNIS feature ID2412398[2]

Custer City is a town in Custer County, Oklahoma, United States. Custer City is northeast of Clinton and northwest of Weatherford along Oklahoma 33.[4] The population was 367 at the time of the 2020 census.[5]

Custer City was originally known as Graves, and a post office was established there on January 22, 1894. The post office changed its name to Custer City on September 28, 1904, in honor of Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer.[6]

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Custer City, Oklahoma
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "Custer City, Oklahoma". Google Maps. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
  5. ^ "Custer City (town), Oklahoma". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
  6. ^ "Custer City". Oklahoma Historical Society. Retrieved August 1, 2020.