FeltOK
With 117 residents, this town was settled in 1926.
Is Felt a good place to live?
No town among the 132 in Oklahoma we compare has a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Felt. Felt’s concentration of trails is 1.8 miles per square mile, where Oklahoma’s towns sit at 0.2 and U.S. towns at 0.4. Felt has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
117 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Felt: who provides what
Felt is unincorporated, so Cimarron 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 Felt.
The schools Felt’s kids attend
Its two schools are below. The Felt school district runs its public schools. The 2 public schools in Felt teach 71 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Felt EsLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 56 | B |
| Felt HSLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 15 | – |
NCES · EDFacts
Four seasons and hot summers in Felt
Only 2 of the 132 Oklahoma towns we compare have a lower midsummer high than Felt. July afternoons reach 91°, January nights drop to 20° and about 32 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Felt stands out in Oklahoma and nationally, with fewer of its adults who feel lonely
Only one of the 132 Oklahoma towns we compare has a lower share of adults who report frequent mental distress than Felt. The share of adults in Felt who report frequent physical distress: 14%. CDC measures, 32 in all: Felt beats Oklahoma on 14 and trails on 5.
| Felt | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 19% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 14% | 16% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 34% | 33% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 84% | 78% | 79% |
| What stands out | Felt | OK |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 5.5% | 10.3% |
| Fewer adults without reliable transportation | 5.4% | 9.6% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 12.4% | 7.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Moderate risk in Felt, with drought at the top
FEMA puts 74% of Felt’s expected hazard losses down to drought, and 17% to cold waves. Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 60% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Rita Blanca National Grassland | — | 1 |
| 2. Rita Blanca Wildlife Management Area | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Felt
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Felt; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Felt residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Oklahoma.
About Felt
Unincorporated community in Oklahoma, US
Felt is a small unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Cimarron County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town’s population was 77. It was named for C.F.W. Felt of the Santa Fe Railroad. Nearby is the Cedar Breaks Archeological District, included on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Cimarron County, Oklahoma. The community is served by a post office (established July 16, 1926) and a school. During the Great Depression in 1936 a farm in Felt was the site of the iconic Dust Bowl photograph titled Farmer and Sons Walking in the Face of a Dust Storm. Felt was the original destination of the Elkhart and Santa Fe Railway. This line, both…
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- Area
- 0.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 4,450 ft
- ZIP code
- 73937
Questions about Felt
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Felt, OK a good place to live?
Felt has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.