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Oklahoma›Comanche County

Lake Ellsworth AdditionOK

In Oklahoma, this town has 203 residents.

Is Lake Ellsworth Addition a good place to live?

Lake Ellsworth Addition’s July high is 95°F, against 93°F in Oklahoma’s towns and 85°F across U.S. towns. Among 132 Oklahoma towns, just 6 have a lower median age than Lake Ellsworth Addition. Lake Ellsworth Addition has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

203 people, and everyone knows the way

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The data

Ordered by what stands out in Lake Ellsworth Addition.

Work & commute

About two in five of Lake Ellsworth Addition’s working residents commute to Lawton

0%work in town

Half commute less than 17 miles. Just over a fifth of residents live below the poverty line in Lake Ellsworth Addition. The top destinations are Lawton (43%), Oklahoma City (18%) and Medicine Park (3%). In Lake Ellsworth Addition, the typical journey to work is 27 minutes.

Lake Ellsworth AdditionOklahoma townsU.S. towns
Below the poverty line21%18%9.6%
Average trip to work27 minutes22 minutes25 minutes

Where working residents work

In Lake Ellsworth Addition0%
Lawton43%
Oklahoma City18%
Medicine Park3%
Elgin3%
17 mi
median commute distance
0
jobs based in Lake Ellsworth Addition
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Natural hazards

The biggest natural risk in Lake Ellsworth Addition is inland flooding, at a high overall level

72risk score of 100

In Lake Ellsworth Addition, the FEMA risk score is 72 of 100. Expected losses in Lake Ellsworth Addition break down as 37% from inland flooding and 20% from tornadoes.

FEMA risk score
72High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Mild winters and hot summers: that is Lake Ellsworth Addition’s year

2″snow a winter

The January low for Lake Ellsworth Addition comes to 28°F.

Typical low → high °F

Winter30–53°
Spring49–73°
Summer70–93°
Fall51–74°
Nov 3
typical first frost
Apr 3
typical last frost
+0.8°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Lake Ellsworth Addition is

Against the Oklahoma average, Lake Ellsworth Addition comes out ahead on 9 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 2. 81% of Lake Ellsworth Addition adults had a checkup this year. Among 132 Oklahoma towns, just 6 have a lower share of adults 18 to 64 who have no health insurance than Lake Ellsworth Addition.

Lake Ellsworth AdditionOklahoma townsU.S. towns
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)13%14%16%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)81%78%79%
Depression (CDC PLACES)27%26%23%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)30%34%25%
32 measures vs. Oklahoma
9 better21 too close to call2 worse
What stands outLake Ellsworth AdditionOK
Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth9.8%16.4%
Fewer uninsured adults7.9%11.3%
More adults who have had cancer10.1%7.8%
Memorial Health
17 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Lake Ellsworth Addition

13pages on Lake Ellsworth Addition
Getting set up

Moving to Lake Ellsworth Addition: who provides what

Lake Ellsworth Addition is unincorporated, so Comanche County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerCKenergy Electric Cooperative13.8¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterCaddo Co RWD #31 health-based violation in 5 years · EPAEPA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & county servicesComanche CountyComanche County provides services here
SchoolsFletcher 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, Comanche County Election BoardComanche County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Feb 2018
ZIP code7300673006 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.

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Lake Ellsworth Addition for work

Where Lake Ellsworth Addition’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

43% → Lawton Lawton 43% 18% → Oklahoma City Oklahoma City 18% 3% → Medicine Park Medicine Park 3% 3% → Elgin Elgin 3% 3% → Chickasha Chickasha 3% 2% → Duncan Duncan 2% Lake Ellsworth Addition · 0% stay
0jobs based in Lake Ellsworth Addition
0%of working residents work in town
17 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Lake Ellsworth Addition; the nearest are

About Lake Ellsworth Addition

Unincorporated community in Oklahoma, US

Lake Ellsworth Addition is a census-designated place (CDP) in Comanche County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2020 census, Lake Ellsworth Addition had a population of 223. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. The CDP is in northern Comanche County, to the northeast of Lake Ellsworth, an impoundment on East Cache Creek, a south-flowing tributary of the Red River. It sits just north of the lake's Tony Creek inlet. It is 6 miles (10 km) southeast of Apache, 5 miles (8 km) west-northwest of Fletcher, and 5 miles (8 km) north of Elgin.

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

Area
0.3 sq mi
Elevation
1,280 ft

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