Iron PostOK
With 58 residents, it is a town in Oklahoma.
Is Iron Post a good place to live?
Iron Post’s age of the median resident is 61.7 years, against 36.2 years in Oklahoma’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. No town among the 132 in Oklahoma we compare has a higher share of households owning their home than Iron Post. Iron Post has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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The data
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The FEMA risk score in Iron Post is higher than in most of Oklahoma or the rest of the country
Of the losses FEMA expects in Iron Post, 48% come from inland flooding and 17% from tornadoes. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 88% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Four seasons and hot summers in Iron Post
Expect July afternoons of 92° and January nights of 27°, with about 6 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
More of Iron Post’s adults have high blood pressure than in the typical Oklahoma or U.S. town
The share of adults in Iron Post who sleep under 7 hours: 39%. Among 132 Oklahoma towns, just 4 have a lower share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Iron Post. Against the Oklahoma average, Iron Post comes out ahead on 3 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 13.
| Iron Post | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 18% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 14% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 53% | 40% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 16% | 14% |
| What stands out | Iron Post | OK |
|---|---|---|
| More adults getting cholesterol checked | 89.6% | 84.3% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 81% | 76.3% |
| More adults with heart disease | 11.8% | 7.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Iron Post
Moving to Iron Post: who provides what
Iron Post is unincorporated, so Mayes 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.
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Iron Post; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Iron Post residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Oklahoma.
About Iron Post
Census-designated place in Oklahoma, United States
Iron Post is a census-designated place (CDP) in Mayes County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 65 at the 2020 census, down from 92 in 2010.
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- Area
- 2.7 sq mi
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