PineyOK
Established in 1824, this town now has 84 residents.
Is Piney a good place to live?
46% of residents live below the poverty line in Piney, against 18% in Oklahoma’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Of the 132 Oklahoma towns we compare, none has a higher share of homes lived in by their owners than Piney. Piney has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
84 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Piney: who provides what
Piney is unincorporated, so Adair 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 Piney.
The biggest natural risk in Piney is inland flooding, at a high overall level
FEMA puts 43% of Piney’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 14% to heat waves. On expected storm and flood damage, Piney sits above nearly four fifths of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
About one in three of Piney’s working residents commute to Stilwell
Half the trips to work are shorter than 23 miles. The top destinations are Stilwell (31%), Fayetteville (6%) and Tahlequah (6%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and hot summers in Piney
No town among the 132 in Oklahoma we compare has a lower July high than Piney. July afternoons reach 90°, January nights drop to 26° and about 6 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Piney is
31% of Piney adults worry about having enough food. Among 132 Oklahoma towns, just 8 have a higher share of adults who say their health is fair or poor than Piney. Two figures for adults in the town: 19% have diabetes, 20% report frequent physical distress.
| Piney | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 18% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 14% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 16% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 34% | 25% |
| What stands out | Piney | OK |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 28.2% | 16.4% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 30.5% | 18.5% |
| More adults with COPD | 13.1% | 8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Piney
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Piney; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Piney residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Oklahoma.
100% of working residents leave Piney for work
Where Piney’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Piney
Unincorporated community in Oklahoma, US
Piney is a census-designated place (CDP) in Adair County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2020 census, Piney had a population of 101. Piney was the "head town" of the first wave of relocated Cherokee people (the "Old Settlers") who relocated there from their ancestral homelands in the southeastern United States.
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- Area
- 4.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,160 ft
Questions about Piney
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Piney, OK a good place to live?
Piney has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.