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Lehigh, Oklahoma

LehighOK

A town of 223.

Population
223
residents
Median home value
$180K
Census ACS
Household income
$58K
median
Median age
50.5
years
Land area
2 sq mi
Small town

223 people, and everyone knows the way

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Mostly Cloudy
H 91° · L 70°

Upcoming events

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The data

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Natural hazards

Very high risk, with hail at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 97% of U.S. communities.

97risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
97Very high riskLowerHigher
HailInland floodingTornadoes
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Lehigh

Most working residents leave Lehigh for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Coalgate (34%), Durant (11%) and Atoka (9%). Half commute less than 10 miles.

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Lehigh0%
Coalgate34%
Durant11%
Atoka9%
Oklahoma City5%
10 mi
median commute distance
0
jobs based in Lehigh
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Mild winters, hot summers

Lehigh has mild winters and hot summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 95°, a January night drops to 29°, and about 3 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

3″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter32–55°
Spring50–74°
Summer70–93°
Fall51–75°
Nov 1
typical first frost
Apr 5
typical last frost
+0.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Lehigh is

Lehigh beats the Oklahoma average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 16.

32 measures vs. Oklahoma
1 better15 too close to call16 worse
What stands outLehighOK
More adults treating high blood pressure80.1%76.3%
More adults with COPD13.9%8%
Coal County General Hospital
4.4 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Lehigh for work

Where Lehigh’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

34% → Coalgate Coalgate 34% 11% → Durant Durant 11% 9% → Atoka Atoka 9% 5% → Oklahoma City Oklahoma City 5% 4% → Ada Ada 4% 2% → Tulsa Tulsa 2% Lehigh · 0% stay
0jobs based in Lehigh
0%of working residents work in town
10 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

1940 Census Enumeration District Maps - Oklahoma - Coal County - ED 15-1 - ED 15-17
1880 · 1940 Census Enumeration District Maps - Oklahoma - Coal County - ED 15-1 - ED 15-17 · Wikimedia Commons
Lehigh’s story

Lehigh in pictures

6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.

OKMap-doton-LehighLehigh, OklahomaMerchants National Bank Building Long Side
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Famous people from Lehigh

3 notable people were born in Lehigh.

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About Lehigh

City in Oklahoma, US

Lehigh is a city in Coal County, Oklahoma, United States. Its population was 272 at the 2020 census.

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

Population
272
Area
1.6 sq mi
Elevation
620 ft
ZIP code
74556
Area code
580

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Lehigh, OK · Photo: Nicolas Henderson from Coppell, Texas · CC BY 2.0 · Source ↗