Save town Compare Needs More Love
Town guide

Freedom

A town of 174 people in Oklahoma
Be the first to joinEarn karma for joining →
1

Now in Freedom

What’s happening this week

All posts →
From your neighbors

What’s happening

A preview of what neighbors share. Be the first to post in Freedom.

Weather

Forecast →
Coming up

Upcoming events

Nothing on the calendar yet

Put the next local happening — a market, a meeting, a concert — on the map.

Add an event →
Around town

Local news

All news →

Loading local headlines…

Headlines via Google News · Articles belong to their publishers.

2

Around town

The places and views that make it Freedom

Explore places →
3

Know Freedom

The town at a glance, and the guide to how things work

Open the full guide →

About Freedom

City in Oklahoma, United States
174Population
0.3 sq miArea
1,529 ftElevation

Freedom is a town in Woods County, Oklahoma, United States. It lies twenty-five miles west of Alva, on the banks of the Cimarron River. The population was 174 at the time of the 2020 Census.

Official town website ↗

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Town numbers

ZIP code73842
Area code580
Living in Freedom

Housing in Freedom

$151K▲ 2.9% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Freedom home is worth about $151,000, up 2.9% in a year, 33% below the Oklahoma typical home.

Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →

Work & commute in Freedom

Full picture →

Most working residents leave Freedom for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Alva (35%), Oklahoma City (8%) and Wichita (5%). Half commute less than 42 miles.

Alva
35%
Oklahoma City
8%
Wichita, KS
5%
Hutchinson, KS
4%
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSWork & commute in Freedom →

Health in Freedom

Compared with Oklahoma

9better than OK·2worse

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 21 are too close to call.

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

Care nearby

Share Medical CenterAlva · 24.5 mi · ER · rural critical access
Gsp Health CherokeeCherokee · 41.7 mi · sliding-scale fees
Primary careShortage · county-wide
DentalShortage · county-wide
Mental healthShortage · county-wide
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CDC's estimate for Freedom · CMS · HRSAHealth in Freedom →

Natural hazards in Freedom

53
Moderate

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 53% of U.S. communities.

🥶 Cold waves🌵 Drought🌊 Inland flooding
FEMA National Risk Index December 2025 · OpenFEMANatural hazards in Freedom →

Climate in Freedom

Full climate →

Freedom has chilly winters and hot summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 95°, a January night drops to 21°, and about 10 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

50° / 23°Winter
71° / 44°Spring
93° / 66°Summer
73° / 45°Fall
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Climate in Freedom →

Schools in Freedom

All Freedom schools →
DistrictFREEDOMSchools2

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors.

Libraries near Freedom

See all →
Nearest: Waynoka Public LibraryWaynoka · 18 miles · 20 hrs a week

Famous people close to Freedom

See all 25 →

Where Freedom is

Explore map →
Locator map of Freedom
Wikimedia Commons · Map: The original uploader was Seth Ilys at English Wikipedia. · CC BY-SA 3.0

Location map

How things work in Freedom

All explainers →
The porch light’s on

Where to, neighbor?

You’re in Freedom, OKView boundary

Nearby

All towns & citiesExplore the map
Loading boundary…

Freedom is your selected town. The feed includes posts assigned to this town, not a distance radius or ZIP code.

Neighborhoods narrow the feed further, while townwide announcements, events, and issues remain visible.

Boundary source: https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/18 · 2025-01-01