Published 2012                     checotah.com       

What it’s like to live and work in Checotah, Oklahoma

 

Checotah is located at the intersection of 2 major four-lane highways – I 40 and US 69 Checotah is located in McIntosh County         Zip Code:   74426

Area Codes:  918 and 539 (539 area code will be available April 1, 2011)

Sales Tax:     10% (State of OK, McIntosh County, and City of Checotah combined)

Time Zone:   Central  (GMT 6)

 

Checotah is just minutes from Lake Eufaula which is the largest lake in Oklahoma

and was once the largest man-made lake in the nation. 

Checotah is located at the cross roads of two of the busiest highways in Oklahoma; Interstate 40 and U.S. Highway 69 giving access to businesses north/south and

east/west.

Electricity

O.G.&E. Electric Services

www.oge.com

 

 

Water & Sewer

City of Checotah

www.checotah.net

Telecommunications

Telephone:    Windstream

Fiber Optics: Windstream

www.windstream.com

Natural Gas

Oklahoma Natural Gas

www.ong.com

Cost of Living Standards

Avg Housing Costs: $50,500 Median  (2008)

Cost of Living Index: 91.0 (2008)

Avg Household Income: $22,029 (2008)

Unemployment Rate: 8.9% ( County-May 2010)

 

Climate

Average Temperature:  61.8F      Summer: 82.7F          Winter:  38.9F

Average Snowfall:  5 inches    Average Precipitation:  45.51 inches

Population   City of Checotah – 3,727

McIntosh County – 20,897     (2010 statistics)