NotchietownOK
A town of 343.
Is Notchietown a good place to live?
Only one of the 132 Oklahoma towns we compare has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Notchietown. Notchietown has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
343 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Notchietown: who provides what
Notchietown is unincorporated, so Sequoyah 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 Notchietown.
Compared with most of Oklahoma and the rest of the country, the average trip to work in Notchietown is longer
The share of residents in Notchietown who live below the poverty line: 16%. The median commute is under 22 miles. The top destinations are Muskogee (13%), Tulsa (13%) and Sallisaw (12%). For most workers, Notchietown is a place to come home to: only 1% work in town.
| Notchietown | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 16% | 18% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Notchietown faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Notchietown’s natural-hazard score from FEMA is 69 of 100. Expected losses in Notchietown break down as 35% from inland flooding and 18% from tornadoes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Mild winters and hot summers in Notchietown
In Notchietown, the typical July afternoon high is 92°F, against 93°F in Oklahoma’s towns and 85°F across U.S. towns.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
More of Notchietown’s adults have high blood pressure than in the typical Oklahoma or U.S. town
Nearly a fifth of adults report frequent mental distress in Notchietown. In Notchietown, 18% of adults have diabetes, where Oklahoma’s towns sit at 14% and U.S. towns at 12%, and on top of that only 6 of the 132 Oklahoma towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have obesity than Notchietown. This Oklahoma town does better than the Oklahoma average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 18.
| Notchietown | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 14% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 48% | 40% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 18% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 16% | 14% |
| What stands out | Notchietown | OK |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 79.8% | 76.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 12.7% | 8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
5.1% of the land in Notchietown is protected from building
Notchietown’s concentration of trails comes in at 0.1 miles per square mile. Walkers can cover 0.4 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. One park or preserve covers 257 acres in the town.
| Notchietown | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 5.1% | 6.9% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lower Illinois Public Fishing and Hunting Area | — | 257 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
USS Batfish and 11 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Notchietown. Close and well known come first.
19 mi MuseumUSS Batfish
35 mi Ancient siteSpiro Mounds
33 mi LakeEufaula Lake
18 mi LandmarkFort Gibson
39 mi National Historic SiteFort Smith National Historic Site107K visitors a year
21 mi MuseumCherokee Heritage CenterPhoto credits
USS Batfish: Blackwing.1, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Spiro Mounds: Herb Roe Original uploader was Heironymous Rowe at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Eufaula Lake: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, photographer not specified or unknown, Public domain · Fort Gibson: Fred Q. Casler, Photographer, Public domain · Fort Smith National Historic Site: Photolitherland (talk) Chris Litherland, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cherokee Heritage Center: Uyvsdi, Public domain
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Everything we know about Notchietown
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Notchietown
About 8 of every 100 Notchietown residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Oklahoma.
99% of working residents leave Notchietown for work
Where Notchietown’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Notchietown
CDP in Oklahoma, United States
Notchietown is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, United States. It is part of the Fort Smith, Arkansas-Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, Notchietown had a population of 302.
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- Area
- 7.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 0 ft
Questions about Notchietown
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Notchietown, OK a good place to live?
Notchietown has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.