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Home to 63 people, the town was settled in 1894.

Is Fox a good place to live?

Fox’s midsummer high is 94°F, where Oklahoma’s towns sit at 93°F and U.S. towns at 85°F. Fox has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

63 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
Getting set up

Moving to Fox: who provides what

Fox is unincorporated, so Carter County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerOG&E12.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterWestern Carter Co Water Corp9 health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet3 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesCarter CountyCarter County provides services here
SchoolsFox Public SchoolsWhich 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, Carter County Election BoardCarter County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2019
ZIP code7343573435 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 Fox.

Climate

Fox has mild winters and hot summers

Fox’s January low stands at 29°F.

1″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter32–55°
Spring50–73°
Summer70–93°
Fall51–75°
Nov 1
typical first frost
Apr 6
typical last frost
+0.3°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Schools

The schools Fox’s kids attend

The Fox school district runs its public schools. Its two schools are below. The 2 public schools in Fox teach 143 students between them.

SchoolLevelStudentsLetter
Fox EsLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8Grades PK–8107C+
Fox HSLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12Grades 9–1236B

NCES · EDFacts

Health

Compared with most of Oklahoma and the rest of the country, fewer of Fox’s adults binge drink

Only 8 of the 132 Oklahoma towns we compare have a lower share of adults who feel lonely than Fox. For adults in the town, the share who get no exercise outside work is 37%. This Oklahoma town beats the Oklahoma average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9.

FoxOklahoma townsU.S. towns
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)49%40%35%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)11%14%16%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)37%34%25%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)16%14%12%
32 measures vs. Oklahoma
7 better16 too close to call9 worse
What stands outFoxOK
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity10.7%14.1%
Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off8%10.3%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth26.3%16.4%
Mercy Hospital Healdton
9.3 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health

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

Natural hazards

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

FEMA expects more storm and flood damage in Fox than in 60% of U.S. communities. 28% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 28%. Federal aid has come to Fox households in 3 declared disasters; the latest was in 2021.

60risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
60High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesHeat waves
3
federal disasters paid out here

FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Fox

15pages on Fox
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Fox; the nearest are

About Fox

Unincorporated community in Oklahoma, US

Fox is an unincorporated community in Carter County in southern Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2020 census, Fox had a population of 92. The post office was established January 25, 1894. It is named for Frank M. Fox of the Chickasaw Nation. Robert L. Lynn, the president from 1975 to 1997 of Louisiana College in Pineville, Louisiana, graduated in 1949 from Fox High School.

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

Elevation
965 ft
ZIP code
73435

Questions about Fox

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Fox, OK a good place to live?

Fox has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.