Welcome to Jay ...

The city of Jay is located in Delaware County<1> and is the County Seat for Delaware County.

The location of Jay has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jay, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1909.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Jay has a population of 2,537 people<3> (see below for details).

Jay is 1,020 feet [311 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Area codes for Jay: (918) and (539)<5>

The ZIP code for Jay: 74346<6>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Jay had an population of 2,537 people. This is an increase of 3.64% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 2.22% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Jay had a population of 2,448 people (or 5.9% of the total population of Delaware County). This makes Jay the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Jay represents 0.07% of the total population of Oklahoma (which has 3,751,351 people), making it the state's 130th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,448 people, the population of Jay decreased 1.37% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,482 people).

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

Communities Also Named Jay ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Jay - they are located in Arkansas (2), Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, New York, Ohio, South Carolina and Vermont.

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

Communities near Jay ...

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

• Grove
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
  • Grove is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,184 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grove <7>
• Gravette
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gravette have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravette
  • Gravette is located in Benton County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,612 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gravette <7>
• Noel
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noel
  • Noel is located in McDonald County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noel <7>
• Decatur
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
  • Decatur is located in Benton County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,790 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <7>
• South West City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South West City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South West City
  • South West City is located in McDonald County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South West City <7>
• Colcord
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colcord have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colcord
  • Colcord is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colcord <7>
• Langley
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Langley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
  • Langley is located in Mayes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Langley <7>
• Kansas
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kansas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
  • Kansas is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 803 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kansas <7>
• Bernice
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
  • Bernice is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 579 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bernice <7>
• Sulphur Springs
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulphur Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
  • Sulphur Springs is located in Benton County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sulphur Springs <7>

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Jay. Our list includes 6 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Jay.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jay ...

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

Adding Jay to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Jay 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 Jay was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Jay post office opened in 1909.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jay.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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