TurpinOK
Population 441: a town settled in 1925.
Is Turpin a good place to live?
51% of residents live below the poverty line in Turpin, where Oklahoma’s towns sit at 18% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Of the 132 Oklahoma towns we compare, none has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Turpin. Turpin’s trail network density is 1.0 miles per square mile, above both Oklahoma’s towns (0.2) and U.S. towns (0.4). Turpin Grain Elevator (Additional Documentation) and Floris Grain Elevator is on the National Register of Historic Places. Turpin has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
441 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Turpin: who provides what
Turpin is unincorporated, so Beaver 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 Turpin.
Very high risk in Turpin, with drought at the top
Expected losses in Turpin break down as 59% from drought and 9% from cold waves. Compared with 86% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage locally is higher.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The schools Turpin’s kids attend
The public schools here belong to the Turpin school district. Its two schools are below. The 2 public schools in Turpin teach 384 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turpin EsLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 265 | B− |
| Turpin HSLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 119 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts
Turpin has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Jobs based in Turpin fell to 19 in 2023, 160 fewer than in 2013. Just 1% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. The average trip to work locally is 21 minutes. The top destinations are Liberal (34%), Guymon (6%) and Beaver (3%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Turpin, expect four seasons and hot summers
A winter brings about 14 inches of snow, with January nights at 22° and July afternoons at 94°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A typical Turpin home is worth about $190K
The share of households in Turpin who own their home: 78%. Home values are up 2.5% over the year to September 2026.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
How healthy Turpin is
Turpin: just over two in five adults have high blood pressure. Just over a third of Turpin adults get no exercise outside work.
| Turpin | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 34% | 25% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 40% | 35% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 11% | 8.1% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 14% | 16% |
| What stands out | Turpin | OK |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 10.9% | 16.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
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Everything we know about Turpin
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Turpin
About 3 of every 100 Turpin residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Oklahoma.
99% of working residents leave Turpin for work
Where Turpin’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Turpin
Unincorporated community in Oklahoma, US
Turpin is a small unincorporated community and census-designated place in Beaver County, Oklahoma, United States. The post office was established April 8, 1925. The population was 442 at the time of the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 1.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 2,750 ft
- ZIP code
- 73950
Questions about Turpin
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Turpin, OK a good place to live?
Turpin has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.