CopelandOK
A town of 1,401.
Is Copeland a good place to live?
Copeland’s best subject grade is an A for cost of living; its weakest is a D for hazard risk. 11% of residents are under 18 in Copeland, against 25% in Oklahoma’s towns and 22% across U.S. towns. Only 5 of Oklahoma’s 229 towns score lower on hazard risk. The median household income is $58K, and 16% of residents live below the poverty line. Copeland has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,401 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Copeland grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Oklahoma), ordered by how far Copeland is from typical.
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Moving to Copeland: who provides what
Copeland is unincorporated, so Delaware 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 Copeland.
More of Copeland’s adults have high blood pressure than in the typical Oklahoma or U.S. town
51% of adults have high blood pressure in Copeland, where Oklahoma’s towns sit at 40% and U.S. towns at 35%. 18% of adults have diabetes in Copeland. Copeland beats the Oklahoma average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 11.
| Copeland | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 51% | 40% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 14% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 34% | 25% |
| What stands out | Copeland | OK |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 11.2% | 14% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 11.7% | 14.1% |
| More adults with heart disease | 11.7% | 7.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Copeland stands out in Oklahoma and nationally: the FEMA risk score there is higher
Copeland’s FEMA risk score is 89 of 100. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Copeland since 2019.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most of Copeland’s workers commute out: the town has 0.2 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Copeland for work: only 3% work in town. Since 2013, Copeland has added 59 jobs, to 101 in 2023. The average trip to work in Copeland is 26 minutes.
| Copeland | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 3.4% | 22% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $58,000 | $55,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Copeland has four seasons and hot summers
Copeland has chilly winters and warm summers. Among 132 Oklahoma towns, just 4 have a lower July high than Copeland.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Everything we know about Copeland
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Copeland
About 4 of every 100 Copeland residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Oklahoma.
97% of working residents leave Copeland for work
Where Copeland’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Copeland
Census-designated place in Oklahoma, United States
Copeland (also Copeland Switch) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Delaware County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 1,629 at the 2010 census, a 12.5 percent increase from the figure of 1,448 recorded in 2000. Founded as a railroad community, it was named for local resident D.R. Copeland.
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- Area
- 7.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 786 ft
Questions about Copeland
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Copeland, OK expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.