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Rentiesville
Oklahoma›McIntosh County

RentiesvilleOK

A town of 106, founded in 1903.

Honey Springs Battlefield · Photo: MPR1776 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Photo of Rentiesville

Rentiesville, OK · Honey Springs Battlefield · Photo: MPR1776 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Is Rentiesville a good place to live?

Honey Springs Battlefield is on the National Register of Historic Places. Rentiesville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

106 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Honey Springs Battlefield
Honey Springs Battlefield · National Register of Historic Places
Rentiesville’s story

123 years in pictures

Census counts: 411 in 1910, 103 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2015 and a map from 1972 on.

1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.

  • 1903Rentiesville is founded
Explore the history →
Getting set up

Moving to Rentiesville: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Rentiesville, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerOG&E12.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterMcintosh Co. RWD #523 health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet1 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Rentiesville’s trash rules yet
SchoolsChecotah 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, McIntosh County Election BoardMcIntosh County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Feb 2018
ZIP codes74459, 7442674459 50% · 74426 50%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 Rentiesville.

Natural hazards

Rentiesville has a very high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from drought

In Rentiesville, the FEMA hazard score is 82 of 100. Expected losses in Rentiesville break down as 28% from drought and 24% from inland flooding. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Rentiesville after 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2007.

82risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
82Very high riskLowerHigher
DroughtInland floodingTornadoes
2
federal disasters paid out here

FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Rentiesville: four seasons and hot summers

The town’s July high stands at 93°F, near the Oklahoma town median (93°F) and above the median of U.S. towns (85°F).

6″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter31–52°
Spring50–72°
Summer69–91°
Fall51–74°
Nov 2
typical first frost
Apr 2
typical last frost
+0.3°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

Compared with most of Oklahoma and the rest of the country, more of Rentiesville’s adults have diabetes

Among adults in Rentiesville, 29% worry about having enough food. No town among the 132 in Oklahoma we compare has a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than Rentiesville. Against the Oklahoma average, Rentiesville comes out ahead on 5 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 18.

RentiesvilleOklahoma townsU.S. towns
Obesity (CDC PLACES)50%41%35%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)21%14%12%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)43%34%25%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)9.9%14%16%
32 measures vs. Oklahoma
5 better9 too close to call18 worse
What stands outRentiesvilleOK
Fewer binge drinkers9.9%14%
Fewer adults with depression20.3%25.5%
More adults who have had a stroke6.6%3.7%
Saint Francis Hospital Muskogee
15.8 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

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

Nearby attractions

Eufaula Lake and 9 more within 40 miles

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

All 31 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Eufaula Lake: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, photographer not specified or unknown, Public domain · USS Batfish: Blackwing.1, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Gibson: Fred Q. Casler, Photographer, Public domain · Robbers Cave State Park: Thomas & Dianne Jones from Okmulgee, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Five Civilized Tribes Museum: Uyvsdi, Public domain · Cherokee Heritage Center: Uyvsdi, Public domain

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Rentiesville

17pages on Rentiesville
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Rentiesville

About 7 of every 100 Rentiesville residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Oklahoma.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

About Rentiesville

Town in Oklahoma, United States

Rentiesville is a town in McIntosh County, Oklahoma, United States. It was founded in 1903 and named for William Rentie, a local landowner. It was one of 50 all-black towns in Oklahoma and is one of 13 that still survive. The population was 103 at the 2020 census, down from 128 in 2010.

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

Area
1.7 sq mi
Elevation
600 ft
ZIP code
74459

Questions about Rentiesville

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Rentiesville, OK a good place to live?

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