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SelmanOK

A town in Oklahoma.

Is Selman a good place to live?

Of the 132 Oklahoma towns we compare, none has a lower January low than Selman. Selman’s July high is 95°F, where Oklahoma’s towns sit at 93°F and U.S. towns at 85°F. We don’t grade Selman yet; the figures below are still real.

Getting set up

Moving to Selman: who provides what

Selman is unincorporated, so Harper County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerNorthwestern Electric Coop16.8¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA

WaterHarper Co RWD #1No health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA

InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4

Trash & county servicesHarper CountyHarper County provides services here

SchoolsBuffalo 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, Harper County Election BoardHarper County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Feb 2018

ZIP code7383473834 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 Selman.

Natural hazards

Compared with most of Oklahoma and the rest of the country, the FEMA risk score in Selman is higher

Expected losses in Selman break down as 53% from drought and 20% from ice storms.

95risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

DroughtIce stormsCold waves

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What it facesVery high risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters16 disaster declarations · Declared for the county Get ready96 events a year, on average · Ready for drought

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Expect four seasons and hot summers in Selman

Summer afternoons peak near 95° in July, and January nights bottom out around 21°; snowfall runs to about 14 inches a winter. Expect chilly winters and hot summers in Selman.

14″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter23–50°

Spring44–72°

Summer67–93°

Fall45–73°

Oct 23

typical first frost

Apr 17

typical last frost

+0.6°

vs. the 20th-century average

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A year of weatherJuly highs 95°, January lows 21°Rain & snow14″ of snow a winter · 23 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingBoth heating and cooling Then and now+0.6° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Selman is

In Selman, 81% of adults had a checkup this year. This Oklahoma town does better than the Oklahoma average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 7. Only 8 of the 132 Oklahoma towns we compare have a lower share of adults who feel lonely than Selman. Two figures for adults here: 12% binge drink, 16% report frequent mental distress.

	Selman	Oklahoma towns	U.S. towns
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)	44%	40%	35%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)	12%	14%	16%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)	16%	19%	17%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)	15%	14%	12%