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Oklahoma›Wagoner County

Mallard BayOK

A town of 290.

Is Mallard Bay a good place to live?

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

Small town

290 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 Mallard Bay: who provides what

Mallard Bay is unincorporated, so Wagoner County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerOG&E12.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterWagoner Co. RWD #11 health-based violation in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers99% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesWagoner CountyWagoner County provides services here
SchoolsOkay 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, Wagoner County Election BoardWagoner County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Feb 2018
ZIP code7443474434 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 Mallard Bay.

Work & commute

For most of its workers, the job is outside Mallard Bay

Just over one in ten residents live below the poverty line in Mallard Bay, below the Oklahoma town median (18%) but above the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). The top destinations are Muskogee (24%), Tulsa (14%) and Wagoner (7%). In Mallard Bay, the average trip to work is 21 minutes. For half of commuters, work is under 25 miles away.

0%work in town
Mallard BayOklahoma townsU.S. towns
Below the poverty line11%18%9.6%
Average trip to work21 minutes22 minutes25 minutes

Where working residents work

In Mallard Bay0%
Muskogee24%
Tulsa14%
Wagoner7%
Broken Arrow5%
25 mi
median commute distance
0
jobs based in Mallard Bay
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Natural hazards

Natural hazards: high risk in Mallard Bay, mostly inland flooding

On expected storm and flood damage, Mallard Bay sits above 77% of U.S. communities. Expected losses in Mallard Bay break down as 47% from inland flooding and 13% from heat waves.

77risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
77High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingHeat wavesIce storms

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Mallard Bay has mild winters and hot summers

Summer afternoons peak near 93° in July, and January nights bottom out around 28°; snowfall runs to about 3 inches a winter. Expect chilly winters and hot summers in Mallard Bay.

3″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter30–52°
Spring49–71°
Summer69–91°
Fall50–73°
Oct 30
typical first frost
Apr 7
typical last frost
+0.3°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Mallard Bay is

Mallard Bay: 22% of adults worry about having enough food. Of 32 CDC measures, Mallard Bay beats the Oklahoma average on 1 and trails it on 12. 46% of adults have high blood pressure locally, against 40% in Oklahoma’s towns and 35% across U.S. towns. Among adults locally, 22% smoke cigarettes and 16% have diabetes.

Mallard BayOklahoma townsU.S. towns
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)46%40%35%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)22%18%14%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)16%14%12%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)17%16%14%
32 measures vs. Oklahoma
1 better19 too close to call12 worse
What stands outMallard BayOK
More adults treating high blood pressure79.5%76.3%
More adults with COPD11.6%8%
Wagoner Community Hospital
9.9 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health

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

Outdoors

0% of Mallard Bay is conserved land

0.0 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 1,347 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Mallard Bay Recreation Area—4
2. Dam Site North Recreation Area—1

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Nearby attractions

USS Batfish and 10 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Mallard Bay. Close and well known come first.

All 34 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo 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 · Five Civilized Tribes Museum: Uyvsdi, Public domain · Cherokee Heritage Center: Uyvsdi, Public domain

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Mallard Bay

15pages on Mallard Bay
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Mallard Bay

About 5 of every 100 Mallard Bay residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Oklahoma.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Mallard Bay for work

Where Mallard Bay’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

24% → Muskogee Muskogee 24% 14% → Tulsa Tulsa 14% 7% → Wagoner Wagoner 7% 5% → Broken Arrow Broken Arrow 5% 4% → Fort Gibson Fort Gibson 4% 4% → Oklahoma City Oklahoma City 4% Mallard Bay · 0% stay
0jobs based in Mallard Bay
0%of working residents work in town
25 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Mallard Bay

Unincorporated community in Oklahoma, US

Mallard Bay is an unincorporated community in Wagoner County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2020 census, Mallard Bay had a population of 280. The elevation is 607 feet. It is east-northeast of Okay, Oklahoma, and sits along the south end of Fort Gibson Lake just north of Oklahoma State Highway 251A. The public Mallard Bay Recreation Area is in the vicinity.

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

Questions about Mallard Bay

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Mallard Bay, OK a good place to live?

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