Cave SpringOK
This town in Oklahoma has a population of 60.
Is Cave Spring a good place to live?
Cave Spring’s typical journey to work is 48 minutes, against 22 minutes in Oklahoma’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Among 132 Oklahoma towns, just 3 have a lower midsummer high than Cave Spring. Cave Spring has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
60 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Cave Spring: who provides what
Cave Spring is unincorporated, so Adair County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Cave Spring.
Cave Spring faces a very high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
On expected storm and flood damage, Cave Spring sits above 83% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 52% come from inland flooding and 12% from tornadoes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The schools Cave Spring’s kids attend
Its two schools are below. The public schools here belong to the Cave Springs school district. Also worth knowing: the 2 public schools in Cave Spring teach 166 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cave Springs EsLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 55 | B |
| Cave Springs HSLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 111 | D |
NCES · EDFacts
In Cave Spring, expect mild winters and hot summers
July afternoons reach 91°, January nights drop to 27° and about 2 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Cave Spring is
Cave Spring: 27% of adults worry about having enough food. Only 6 of the 132 Oklahoma towns we compare have a higher share of adults who smoke cigarettes than Cave Spring.
| Cave Spring | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 18% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 14% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 21% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 41% | 35% |
| What stands out | Cave Spring | OK |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 25.1% | 16.3% |
| More adults without reliable transportation | 14.6% | 9.6% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 24.1% | 16.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Cave Spring
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Cave Spring; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Cave Spring residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Oklahoma.
About Cave Spring
Unincorporated community in Oklahoma, US
Cave Spring is a census-designated place (CDP) in Adair County, Oklahoma, United States. Part of the Cherokee Nation, it was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. As of the 2020 census, Cave Spring had a population of 74. The CDP is in southwestern Adair County, bordered to the southeast by Bunch and to the northeast by Lyons Switch. Bunch Road crosses the southeast side of the community, leading south 2.5 miles (4.0 km) to Bunch and northeast 12 miles (19 km) to Stilwell, the county seat. The CDP is hilly and mostly forested, with elevations ranging from 800 to 1,200 feet (240 to 370 m) above sea level. Sallisaw Creek, a south-flowing tributary of the Arkansas River, forms the bo…
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- Area
- 4.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,093 ft
Questions about Cave Spring
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Cave Spring, OK a good place to live?
Cave Spring has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.