ZIP Code 74959 — Fort Coffee town, OK Demographics & Data

ZIP code 74959 covers Fort Coffee, OK in Le Flore County with a population of about 6,156.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 38.9 (near the U.S. median).

It sits in telephone area codes 539, 918; U.S. House district OK-2; the FT. SMITH - FAY - SPRNGDL - RGRS media market.

Fort Coffee, OK reads as a military / base-oriented community on US5’s intent model (base-related place names in city/county context). Service members and families often look up Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) rates, on-base mail (PSC / P.O. Box) addresses, and nearby ZIP demographics when relocating.

US5 shows 2026 DoD BAH locality rates for this ZIP’s Military Housing Area on this page (pay grade × with/without dependents). Treat the table as a planning reference and confirm entitlement with your finance office or the official DTMO BAH lookup.

Median household income in ZIP 74959 is about $53,622 — about 29% below the U.S. median ($75,149).

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 19.5%; unemployment rate near 5.0%; 11.6% of adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher (about 22.1 points below the national share (33.7%)).

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Manufacturing, Healthcare, and Construction; about 5.8% of workers reporting work-from-home (about 9.4 points below the U.S. share (15.2%)); a mean commute of about 180.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Median home value is about $99,700 — about 71% below the U.S. median home value ($348,079).

Housing tenure and rents show median gross rent around $526 (about 55% below the U.S. median rent ($1,163)), and owner-occupancy near 70.9% (about 5.5 points above the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

To comfortably buy a median-priced home in ZIP 74959 in Fort Coffee, OK, a household would need roughly $27,000 in annual income under a 20% down, 30-year loan at 6.8% (illustrative), keeping housing costs near 28% of income. Estimated monthly PITI is about $640. That sits below the local median household income ($53,622), suggesting the typical household income is closer to a workable buy-in level under these assumptions. Rates, taxes, insurance, and HOA fees vary — treat this as a planning estimate, not a lender quote.

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for Fort Coffee town, OK as Relatively Moderate (composite score 82.7), which is elevated versus much of the country. The strongest component scores on US5 are wildfire (96.1) and flood (84.3). These scores are county-linked NRI values published for planning context — all ZIP codes in the same county share the same composite score on US5. Useful when comparing insurance and disaster exposure across areas, not a substitute for a parcel-level flood or fire determination.

Climate normals for Fort Coffee town, OK show little to no average snow and around 47.3 inches of annual precipitation.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 247 for ZIP 74959 (Fort Coffee town, OK) on US5’s published series — a signal of people/tax filers moving in relative to those leaving. Inflows often track job growth, housing demand, or lifestyle migration; treat the figure as a directional indicator rather than a precise headcount.