Drowning CreekOK
In Oklahoma, this town has 70 residents.
Is Drowning Creek a good place to live?
Drowning Creek’s age of the median resident is 57.1 years, above both Oklahoma’s towns (36.2 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). Among 132 Oklahoma towns, just 2 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Drowning Creek. Drowning Creek has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
70 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Drowning Creek.
Drowning Creek stands out in Oklahoma and nationally, with the FEMA risk score higher than most
Of the losses FEMA expects in Drowning Creek, 63% come from inland flooding and 11% from tornadoes. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 91% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Drowning Creek has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
19% of Drowning Creek residents live below the poverty line. Commuting out is the norm here: 2% of working residents work locally. The top destinations are Grove (13%), Jay (11%) and Tulsa (6%). Half commute less than 27 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
A typical July afternoon in Drowning Creek is 91°F, against 93°F in Oklahoma’s towns and 85°F across U.S. towns
Summers in Drowning Creek are warm, and winters chilly.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Drowning Creek is
Drowning Creek does better than the Oklahoma average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 14. Only 4 of the 132 Oklahoma towns we compare have a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than Drowning Creek. The share of adults in Drowning Creek who have high blood pressure: 53%.
| Drowning Creek | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 14% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 53% | 40% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 16% |
| What stands out | Drowning Creek | OK |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 10.9% | 14% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 83.7% | 76.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 13.9% | 8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Drowning Creek
Moving to Drowning Creek: who provides what
Drowning Creek 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.
98% of working residents leave Drowning Creek for work
Where Drowning Creek’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Drowning Creek; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Drowning Creek residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Oklahoma.
About Drowning Creek
Census-designated place in Oklahoma, United States
Drowning Creek is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Delaware County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2020 census, Drowning Creek had a population of 174.
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- Area
- 0.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 756 ft
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