Olustee is a town in Jackson County, Oklahoma, United States. "Olustee" is said to be a Seminole word meaning "pond" or from the Creek (Muscogee) language ue-lvste (/oy-lást-i/) meaning "black water", and being taken from the Battle of Olustee in Florida. The population was 468 as of the 2020 United States census.

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Town numbers

ZIP code73560

Area code580

Living in Olustee

Housing in Olustee

$107K▲ 2.8% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Olustee home is worth about $107,000, up 2.8% in a year, 52% below the Oklahoma typical home.

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Safety in Olustee

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Not graded

Olustee has fewer than 1,000 residents. At that size one or two incidents swing the numbers so much that a grade wouldn't be fair, so we show the counts instead.

Violent0

Property1

Reported in 20251

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Health in Olustee

Compared with Oklahoma

1better than OK·2worse

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 29 are too close to call.

Conditions 1▲ 11 close Habits all close Care 2▼ 5 close Mind all close Everyday needs all close

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

6.8%Fewer adults who have had cancerOK 7.8% · better 15.9%More uninsured adultsOK 11.3% · worse

Care nearby

Jackson County Memorial Hospital AuthorityAltus · 8.9 mi · ER

Shortgrass Community Health Center AltusAltus · 8 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careShortage · county-wide

DentalShortage · county-wide

Mental healthShortage · county-wide

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Schools in Olustee

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School Grade D

The public schools Olustee’s kids attend trail 93% of Oklahoma’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

DistrictOLUSTEE-ELDORADOSchools2

Olustee-Eldorado Es DElementary · Grades PK–8 · 100 students Olustee-Eldorado HS BHigh · Grades 9–12 · 38 students

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

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Where Olustee is

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

Location map

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Nearby towns

Elmer6 mi Altus10 mi East Duke11 mi Martha12 mi Eldorado14 mi Friendship15 mi Tipton17 mi Blair17 mi Headrick17 mi Chillicothe21 mi

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