Bartlesville, OK: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Bartlesville is a city in Washington County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 37,290 at the 2020 census. Bartlesville is 47 miles (76 km) north of Tulsa and 18 miles (29 km) south of the Kansas border. It is the county seat of Washington County. The Caney River runs through Bartlesville. Bartlesville is the primary city of the Bartlesville Micropolitan area, which consists of Washington County and had a population of 51,843 in 2018. A small portion of the city is in Osage County. The city is also part of the Tulsa Combined Statistical Area, with a population of 1,151,172 in 2015. Bartlesville is notable as the longtime home of Phillips Petroleum Company. Frank Phillips founded Ph…

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How Bartlesville ranks

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#10Most trails in OK #20Most educated in OK #22Most walkable in OK All OK rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code74003, 74004, 74005

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Living in Bartlesville

Housing in Bartlesville

$189K▲ 5.3% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Bartlesville home is worth about $189,000, up 5.3% in a year, 15% below the Oklahoma typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market12

Sale-to-list98.8%

Sold in May54

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Safety in Bartlesville

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Safety Grade C-

Bartlesville reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 82% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000

Bartlesville 3.5

Oklahoma 4.1

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Bartlesville 23.2

Oklahoma 18.4

U.S. 15.5

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Health in Bartlesville

Compared with Oklahoma

5worse than OK

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 27 are too close to call.

Conditions 5▼ 7 close Habits all close Care all close Mind all close Everyday needs all close

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What stands out

9.2%More adults who have had cancerOK 7.8% · worse 4.2%More adults who have had a strokeOK 3.7% · worse 31.4%More adults with arthritisOK 27.8% · worse

Care nearby

Ascension St. John Jane PhillipsBartlesville · 1.2 mi · ER

Chc/Ok Bartlesville ClinicBartlesville · 1 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careShortage · county-wide

DentalShortage · county-wide

Mental healthShortage · county-wide

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Schools in Bartlesville

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School Grade B+

The public schools Bartlesville’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 67% of Oklahoma’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#24Best public schoolsof 128 in OK

DistrictBARTLESVILLESchools14

Wayside Es A+Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 696 students Ranch Heights Es A-Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 591 students Woodrow Wilson Es A-Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 529 students Richard Kane Es C+Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 481 students Oklahoma Connections Acad Es C+Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 480 students Hoover Es C+Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 454 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within OK. Ratings are from neighbors.

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