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Dripping Springs
Oklahoma›Delaware County

Dripping SpringsOK

Some 54 people live in this town, in Oklahoma.

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Hildebrand Mill · Photo: Walter Smalling, Jr. · Public domain
Photo of Dripping Springs

Dripping Springs, OK · Hildebrand Mill · Photo: Walter Smalling, Jr. · Public domain

Is Dripping Springs a good place to live?

41% of residents live below the poverty line in Dripping Springs, against 18% in Oklahoma’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. No town among the 132 in Oklahoma we compare has a higher home-ownership rate than Dripping Springs. Dripping Springs’ trail density is 1.0 miles per square mile, above both the Oklahoma town median (0.2) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). The biggest place to walk is Natural Falls State Park, 55 acres with 1.3 miles of trail. Dripping Springs has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

54 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
West Siloam SpringsWest Siloam SpringsDripping Springs
Getting set up

Moving to Dripping Springs: who provides what

Dripping Springs is unincorporated, so Delaware County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerPSO14.2¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterSouth Delaware Co Regional Water Auth.3 health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet4 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesDelaware CountyDelaware County provides services here
SchoolsMoseley Public SchoolWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Oklahoma you can register online until 25 days before Election Day, in person until 25 days before Election Day, or by mail (received 25 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereSecretary, Delaware County Election BoardDelaware County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Feb 2018
ZIP code7433874338 100%Census 2020

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 Dripping Springs.

Natural hazards

The biggest natural risk in Dripping Springs is inland flooding, at a high overall level

In Dripping Springs, the natural-hazard score from FEMA is 70 of 100. Expected losses in Dripping Springs break down as 40% from inland flooding and 16% from tornadoes.

70risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
70High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesHeat waves

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Dripping Springs has four seasons and hot summers

Among 132 Oklahoma towns, just one has a lower midsummer high than Dripping Springs. July afternoons reach 91°, January nights drop to 26° and about 13 inches of snow falls in a winter.

13″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter28–50°
Spring47–70°
Summer67–89°
Fall48–72°
Nov 2
typical first frost
Mar 31
typical last frost
+0.5°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Dripping Springs is

Among adults in Dripping Springs, 16% have diabetes. In Dripping Springs, 19% of adults report frequent physical distress, and 38% get no exercise outside work.

Dripping SpringsOklahoma townsU.S. towns
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)24%18%14%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)19%16%14%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)38%34%25%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)45%40%35%
32 measures vs. Oklahoma
0 better14 too close to call18 worse
What stands outDripping SpringsOK
More adults with COPD11.8%8%
More smokers23.7%16.3%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth23.6%16.4%
Siloam Springs Regional Hospital
9.8 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Outdoors

Protected land: 6.2% of Dripping Springs

Trails total 1.4 miles in 1 park or preserve.

6.2%conserved
6.2%
conserved · 55 of 883 acres
1.4 mi
of trails · 1 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Natural Falls State Park1.3 mi55

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Dripping Springs

13pages on Dripping Springs
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Dripping Springs

About Dripping Springs

Census-designated place in Oklahoma, United States

Dripping Springs is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Delaware County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 50 at the 2010 census, up from the figure of 41 recorded in 2000.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
1.4 sq mi
Elevation
1,100 ft

Questions about Dripping Springs

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Dripping Springs, OK a good place to live?

Dripping Springs has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real. Some 54 people live in this town, in Oklahoma.