Welcome to Idabel ...

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Idabel, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1904.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Idabel has a population of 6,822 people<2> (see below for details).

Idabel is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Idabel lies within the (580) area code.

The ZIP code for Idabel: 74745<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Idabel had an population of 6,822 people. This is a decrease of 2.68% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 1.87% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Idabel had a population of 7,010 people (which is 21.15% of the total population of McCurtain County). This makes Idabel the county's most populous community.

The population of Idabel represents 0.19% of the total population of Oklahoma (which has 3,751,351 people), making it the state's 58th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 7,010 people, the population of Idabel has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 6,952 people).

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

Communities near Idabel ...

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

• Broken Bow
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broken Bow
  • Broken Bow is located in McCurtain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,089 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broken Bow <5>
• Valliant
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valliant
  • Valliant is located in McCurtain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valliant <5>
• Wright City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wright City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright City
  • Wright City is located in McCurtain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wright City <5>
• Millerton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millerton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
  • Millerton is located in McCurtain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millerton <5>
• Haworth
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haworth
  • Haworth is located in McCurtain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haworth <5>
• Garvin
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garvin
  • Garvin is located in McCurtain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garvin <5>
• Holly Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Creek
  • Holly Creek is located in McCurtain County
• Golden
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
  • Golden is located in McCurtain County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golden <5>
• Greenwood
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Greenwood is located in Red River County (TX)
• Silver City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
  • Silver City is located in Red River County (TX)

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 Idabel. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Idabel.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Idabel. 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 Idabel.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Idabel. Our list includes 14 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Idabel.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Idabel ...

Looking for more information about Idabel? 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 Idabel, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Idabel.

Adding Idabel to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Idabel 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 Idabel was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Idabel post office opened in 1904.

We also found Idabel on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Oklahoma (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Idabel.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Idabel. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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