Lost CityOK
A town of 852.
Is Lost City a good place to live?
Lost City’s average trip to work is 37 minutes, above both Oklahoma’s towns (22 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Among 132 Oklahoma towns, just 4 have a higher share of households owning their home than Lost City. Lost City has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
852 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Lost City: who provides what
Lost City 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 Lost City.
Most of Lost City’s workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Lost City for work: only 0% work in town. 6.8% of residents live below the poverty line in Lost City, below both the Oklahoma town median (18%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). The top destinations are Tahlequah (22%), Tulsa (12%) and Muskogee (10%).
| Lost City | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 6.8% | 18% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $64,000 | $55,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Inland flooding leads a high hazard risk in Lost City
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 78% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Lost City, expect mild winters and hot summers
Lost City has chilly winters and warm summers. The July high in Lost City is 92°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Lost City stands out in Oklahoma and nationally, with more of its adults who sleep under 7 hours
43% of Lost City adults sleep under 7 hours. Lost City beats the Oklahoma average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 19. 24% of Lost City adults smoke cigarettes.
| Lost City | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 18% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 14% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 16% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 48% | 40% | 35% |
| What stands out | Lost City | OK |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.4% | 76.3% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 26.7% | 16.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
An age mix much like Oklahoma’s
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Oklahoma average. Lost City’s median age is 35 years. 23% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 28% across Oklahoma.
| Lost City | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35 years | 36.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 15% | 16% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 23% | 20% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2.5 points). Across Oklahoma, 50.2% of residents are women.
| Lost City | OK | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.4% | 12.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 16.4% | 11.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.9% | 9.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 18.2% | 13.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11% | 13.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.8% | 11.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 8.9% | 11.9% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13% | 9.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 2.2% | 6.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.6% | 10.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 43.2% | 30.6% | 26% |
| Some college | 23.2% | 22.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.1% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.3% | 18.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 3.6% | 9.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 900, single groups can be off by several points
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
USS Batfish and 10 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lost City. Close and well known come first.
18 mi MuseumUSS Batfish
16 mi LandmarkFort Gibson
36 mi MuseumWill Rogers Memorial Museum
13 mi MuseumCherokee Heritage Center27 mi Theme parkDry Gulch, U.S.A.
35 mi MuseumEd Galloway's Totem Pole ParkPhoto credits
USS Batfish: Blackwing.1, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Gibson: Fred Q. Casler, Photographer, Public domain · Will Rogers Memorial Museum: TheWhitePelican, CC BY 3.0 · Cherokee Heritage Center: Uyvsdi, Public domain · Ed Galloway's Totem Pole Park: Photo by and ©2004 Dustin M. Ramsey (Kralizec!), CC BY-SA 2.5
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Everything we know about Lost City
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Lost City
About 6 of every 100 Lost City residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Oklahoma.
100% of working residents leave Lost City for work
Where Lost City’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Lost City
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Lost City, OK a good place to live?
Lost City has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.