Kay County, Oklahoma

Kay County, Oklahoma, has 43,490 residents (July 2025 estimate). Its county seat is Newkirk. It uses Central Time and covers 920 sq mi (2,382 km²) of land.

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Kay County in Oklahoma
Ponca CityBlackwellTonkawaNewkirkWhite Eagle
Kay County and its neighbors (simplified outlines). Open in OpenStreetMap ↗
Resident population, July 2025
43,490
Land area
920 sq mi (2,382 km²)
County seat or government
Newkirk
Time zone
Central TimeUTC-06:00 in January; UTC-05:00 in July
Median household income
$58,423 ± $3,014
Median home value
$124,700 ± $6,816
Median rent, with utilities
$842 ± $27
Homes lived in by their owners
69.2% ± 1.7 points
County type
County
Metro or micro area
Ponca City, OK micro areaCentral county
Water area
25.3 sq mi (65.5 km²)
State
Oklahoma
County code (FIPS)
40071
Coordinates (central point)
36.814885, -97.143862

These coordinates mark a central point for the area, not a street address. Income, home value, rent and homes lived in by their owners: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, ± margin at 90% confidence; checked on October 13, 2026.

Time zones in Kay County

Time zoneLocal time and UTC offsetNext clock change
Central TimeAmerica/ChicagoUTC-06:00 in January; UTC-05:00 in July. Enable JavaScript for the live clock.Enable JavaScript for upcoming changes.

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ZIP Code areas, largest first

  1. 7460118,916 people
  2. 7460412,189 people
  3. 746316,689 people
  4. 746533,710 people
  5. 746473,534 people
  6. 74652793 people
  7. 74632553 people
  8. 74641552 people
  9. 74643512 people
  10. 74646289 people

10 ZIP Code areas overlap Kay County. People counts are 2020–2024 estimates for each whole ZIP area. Mailing ZIPs can differ; check an address with USPS ZIP Code Lookup.

Official county information

We don’t have a website for this county yet. The US government’s local-office directory ↗ lists its offices. A geographic lookup cannot determine eligibility, tax liability or a court obligation.

School districts in Kay County, largest first

  1. Ponca City Public Schools27,860 people
  2. Blackwell Public Schools6,881 people
  3. Tonkawa Public Schools3,753 people
  4. Newkirk Public Schools3,718 people
  5. Frontier Public Schools1,691 people
  6. Shidler Public Schools1,519 people
  7. Kildare Public School1,299 people
  8. Billings Public Schools959 people
  9. Deer Creek-Lamont Schools829 people
  10. Peckham Public School341 people

Districts with land in the county; a district can cross county lines. People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. A district boundary doesn’t decide which school a student attends.

Tribal areas in Kay County, largest first

  1. Kaw/Ponca joint-use Oklahoma Tribal Statistical Area26,028 people
  2. Kaw Oklahoma Tribal Statistical Area5,708 people
  3. Tonkawa Oklahoma Tribal Statistical Area3,836 people
  4. Ponca Oklahoma Tribal Statistical Area1,950 people

American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian areas as the Census Bureau maps them, with at least 2% of their area here, water included. These lines don’t decide membership, jurisdiction or land status.

Cities, towns and communities, largest first

These areas overlap the mapped boundary; an overlap does not mean that every address belongs to both.

  1. Ponca City, Oklahoma (city)24,326 people
  2. Blackwell, Oklahoma (city)6,042 people
  3. Tonkawa, Oklahoma (city)3,014 people
  4. Newkirk, Oklahoma (city)2,043 people
  5. White Eagle, Oklahoma (CDP)331 people
  6. Kaw City, Oklahoma (city)283 people
  7. Tonkawa Tribal Housing, Oklahoma (CDP)276 people
  8. Braman, Oklahoma (town)179 people
  9. Nardin, Oklahoma (CDP)130 people
  10. Kildare, Oklahoma (town)64 people
  11. Peckham, Oklahoma (CDP)42 people

Bordering areas, nearest first

Distances are straight lines between map points.

  1. Noble County, Oklahoma30 mi south
  2. Cowley County, Kansas34 mi northeast
  3. Sumner County, Kansas35 mi northwest
  4. Grant County, Oklahoma36 mi west
  5. Osage County, Oklahoma43 mi east
  6. Garfield County, Oklahoma47 mi southwest

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Areas that only touch the edge

These areas meet the boundary only along a sliver. Most addresses here are not in them; for an address near the line, check with the county.