Welcome to Alva ...

The city of Alva is located in Woods County<1> (at the time of its founding, Alva was located in Oklahoma Territory) and is the County Seat for Woods County.

Alva was established in 1893.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Alva has a population of 4,944 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Alva is 1,360 feet [415 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Alva lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Alva lies within the (580) area code.

The ZIP code for Alva: 73717<4>

Websites for Alva ...

Official Website: www.alvaok.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Alva had an population of 4,944 people (or a decrease of 6.51% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Alva had a population of 4,945 people (or 55.7% of the total population of Woods County). This makes Alva the county's most populous community.

The population of Alva represents 0.13% of the total population of Oklahoma (which has 3,751,351 people), making it the state's 76th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,945 people, the population of Alva decreased 6.49% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 5,288 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Alva.

Communities Also Named Alva ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Alva - they are located in Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi (2), Missouri, Ontario, Quebec, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Alva.

Communities near Alva ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Alva.

• Cherokee
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
  • Cherokee is located in Alfalfa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,492 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherokee <5>
• Kiowa
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiowa
  • Kiowa is located in Barber County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 917 people
  • Kiowa has also been known as:
  • Kiowa
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kiowa <5>
• Waynoka
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waynoka have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynoka
  • Waynoka is located in Woods County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 902 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynoka <5>
• Carmen
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmen
  • Carmen is located in Alfalfa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 359 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carmen <5>
• Burlington
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burlington have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
  • Burlington is located in Alfalfa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlington <5>
• Hardtner
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardtner
  • Hardtner is located in Barber County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hardtner <5>
• Dacoma
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacoma
  • Dacoma is located in Woods County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dacoma <5>
• Capron
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capron
  • Capron is located in Woods County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 23 people
• Avard
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avard
  • Avard is located in Woods County
• Lambert
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
  • Lambert is located in Alfalfa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Alva. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Alva.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Alva. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Alva.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Alva. Our list includes 25 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Alva.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alva ...

Looking for more information about Alva? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Alva, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Alva.

Adding Alva to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Alva in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Alva was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Alva post office opened in 1893.

We also found Alva in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Alva.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Alva: www.alvaok.org/

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/