EttaOK
A town of 87, settled in 1905.
Is Etta a good place to live?
Etta’s median age is 64.4 years, where Oklahoma’s towns sit at 36.2 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. Of the 132 Oklahoma towns we compare, none has a higher share of households owning their home than Etta. Etta has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
87 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Etta: who provides what
Etta is unincorporated, so Cherokee 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 Etta.
Etta: mild winters and hot summers
Only 8 of the 132 Oklahoma towns we compare have a lower peak summer temperature than Etta. July afternoons reach 92°, January nights drop to 27° and about 4 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Etta is
The share of adults in Etta who report frequent physical distress: 18%. Of 32 CDC measures, Etta beats the Oklahoma average on 2 and trails it on 9. Also worth knowing: in Etta, nearly a quarter of adults smoke cigarettes, above both Oklahoma’s towns (18%) and U.S. towns (14%). Among 132 Oklahoma towns, just 5 have a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than Etta.
| Etta | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 14% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 48% | 40% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 18% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 47% | 41% | 35% |
| What stands out | Etta | OK |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 79.7% | 76.3% |
| More adults getting cholesterol checked | 87.9% | 84.3% |
| More smokers | 23.1% | 16.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The biggest natural risk in Etta is inland flooding, at a moderate overall level
Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in 59% of U.S. communities. 38% of Etta’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by heat waves at 15%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
USS Batfish and 7 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Etta. Close and well known come first.
23 mi MuseumUSS Batfish
20 mi LandmarkFort Gibson
37 mi State parkDevil's Den State Park
4 mi MuseumCherokee Heritage Center
29 mi MuseumFive Civilized Tribes Museum
27 mi MuseumThree Rivers Museum2K visitors a yearPhoto credits
USS Batfish: Blackwing.1, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Gibson: Fred Q. Casler, Photographer, Public domain · Devil's Den State Park: jaystout, CC BY 2.0 · Cherokee Heritage Center: Uyvsdi, Public domain · Five Civilized Tribes Museum: Uyvsdi, Public domain · Three Rivers Museum: JudeHalley, Public domain
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Everything we know about Etta
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Etta
About 0 of every 100 Etta residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Oklahoma.
About Etta
Unincorporated community in Oklahoma, US
Etta is a census-designated place (CDP) in Cherokee County, Oklahoma, United States, within the Cherokee Nation. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. As of the 2020 census, Etta had a population of 80. The CDP is in eastern Cherokee County, on the east bank of the Illinois River, extending from the Baron Fork in the north to downstream from the Etta Bend Public Use Area in the south, by which point the river is impounded as Tenkiller Ferry Lake. The CDP is bordered to the north by Welling, to the east by Caney, and to the southwest by Tenkiller. The CDP is bordered across the Illinois River by Keys to the southwest and Park Hill to the northwest. By road, Etta is 11 miles …
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- Area
- 4.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 646 ft
Questions about Etta
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Etta, OK a good place to live?
Etta has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.