Welcome to Pocola ...

The town of Pocola is located in Le Flore County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pocola, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Pocola has a population of 4,117 people<3> (see below for details).

Pocola is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Telephone area codes for Pocola: (918) and (539)<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Pocola had an population of 4,117 people. This is an increase of 1.5% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 3.08% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Pocola had a population of 4,056 people (which is 8.05% of the total population of Le Flore County). This makes Pocola the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Pocola represents 0.11% of the total population of Oklahoma (which has 3,751,351 people), making it the state's 85th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,056 people, the population of Pocola increased 1.55% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 3,994 people).

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

Communities near Pocola ...

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

• Fort Smith
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Smith
  • Fort Smith is located in Sebastian County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 87,764 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Smith <6>
• Van Buren
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Buren have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
  • Van Buren is located in Crawford County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,812 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van Buren <6>
• Greenwood
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Greenwood is located in Sebastian County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,396 people
• Poteau
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteau
  • Poteau is located in Le Flore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poteau <6>
• Barling
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barling
  • Barling is located in Sebastian County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,064 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barling <6>
• Roland
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
  • Roland is located in Sequoyah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,020 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roland <6>
• Muldrow
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muldrow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muldrow
  • Muldrow is located in Sequoyah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,279 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muldrow <6>
• Lavaca
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavaca
  • Lavaca is located in Sebastian County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,439 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lavaca <6>
• Spiro
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spiro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiro
  • Spiro is located in Le Flore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,154 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spiro <6>
• Arkoma
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkoma
  • Arkoma is located in Le Flore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,894 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arkoma <6>

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pocola. See our Newspapers Page for Pocola.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pocola ...

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

Adding Pocola to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Pocola post office opened in 1881.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pocola.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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