Oklahoma City

Oklahoma City ( OH-klə-HOH-mə -⁠), often shortened to OKC, is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. It is the 20th-most populous U.S. city and 8th largest in the Southern United States, with a population of 681,054 at the 2020 census. The Oklahoma City metropolitan area, with an estimated 1.49 million residents, is the largest metropolitan area in the state and 42nd-most populous in the country. It is the county seat of Oklahoma County, with the city limits extending into Canadian, Cleveland, and Pottawatomie counties; however, areas beyond Oklahoma County primarily consist of suburban developments or areas designated rural and watershed zones. Oklahoma City ranks as the tenth-largest city by area in the United States when including consolidated city-counties, and second-largest when such consolidations are excluded. It is also the second-largest state capital by area, after Juneau, Alaska. Oklahoma City has one of the world's largest livestock markets. Oil, natural gas, petroleum products, and related industries are its economy's largest sector. The city is in the middle of an active oil field, and oil derricks dot the capitol grounds. The federal government employs a large number of workers at Tinker Air Force Base and the United States Department of Transportation's Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center (which house offices of the Federal Aviation Administration and the Transportation Department's Enterprise Service Center, respectively). Oklahoma City is on the I-35 and I-40 corridors, one of the primary travel corridors south into Texas and New Mexico, north towards Wichita and Kansas City, west towards Albuquerque, and east towards Little Rock and Memphis. Located in the state's Frontier Country region, the city's northeast section lies in an ecological region known as the Cross Timbers. The city was founded during the Land Run of 1889 and grew to a population of over 10,000 within hours of its founding. It was the site of the April 19, 1995, bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, in which 168 people died. Since weather records have been kept beginning in 1890, Oklahoma City has been struck by 13 violent tornadoes, 11 of which were rated F4 or EF4 on the Fujita and Enhanced Fujita scales, and two which were rated F5 or EF5.

Infobox

Country

United States

State

Oklahoma

Counties

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Founded

April 22, 1889

Incorporated

July 15, 1890

• Type

Council–manager

• Body

Oklahoma City Council

• Mayor

David Holt (R)

• City manager

Craig Freeman

• City

681,054

• Land

606.48 sq mi (1,570.77 km2)

• Water

14.31 sq mi (37.06 km2)

• Urban

982,276 (US: 46th)

Elevation

1,198 ft (365 m)

• Estimate (2024)

712,919

• Rank

62nd in North America20th in the United States1st in Oklahoma

• Density

1,123.0/sq mi (433.58/km2)

• Urban density

2,329/sq mi (899.3/km2)

• Metro

$100.054 billion (2023)

Demonyms

Oklahoma CityanOklahoma Citian

Time zone

UTC−6 (Central (CST))

• Summer (DST)

UTC−5 (CDT)

ZIP Codes

Zip codes 73101–73132, 73134–73137, 73139-73157, 73159-73160, 73162–73165, 73167, 73169–73170, 73172–73173, 73178–73179, 73184, 73189–73190, 73194–73196

Area codes

405/572

FIPS code

40-55000

GNIS feature ID

1102140

Website

okc.gov

Tables

· Geography › Tallest buildings

Rank

Building

Devon Energy Center

Height

844 feet (257 m)

Floors

Built

2012

Rank

Building

BancFirst Tower

Height

500 feet (152 m)

Floors

Built

1971

Rank

Building

First National Center

Height

446 feet (136 m)

Floors

Built

1931

Rank

Building

BOK Park Plaza

Height

433 feet (132 m)

Floors

Built

2017

Rank

Building

Oklahoma Tower

Height

410 feet (125 m)

Floors

Built

1982

Rank

Building

Strata Tower

Height

393 feet (120 m)

Floors

Built

1973

Rank

Building

City Place

Height

391 feet (119 m)

Floors

Built

1931

Rank

Building

Valliance Bank Tower

Height

321 feet (98 m)

Floors

Built

1984

Rank

Building

Leadership Square North

Height

285 feet (87 m)

Floors

Built

1984

Rank

Building

Arvest Tower

Height

281 feet (86 m)

Floors

Built

1972

Rank	Building	Height	Floors	Built	Ref.
1	Devon Energy Center	844 feet (257 m)	50	2012
2	BancFirst Tower	500 feet (152 m)	36	1971
3	First National Center	446 feet (136 m)	33	1931
4	BOK Park Plaza	433 feet (132 m)	27	2017
5	Oklahoma Tower	410 feet (125 m)	31	1982
6	Strata Tower	393 feet (120 m)	30	1973
7	City Place	391 feet (119 m)	33	1931
8	Valliance Bank Tower	321 feet (98 m)	22	1984
9	Leadership Square North	285 feet (87 m)	22	1984
10	Arvest Tower	281 feet (86 m)	16	1972

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