Lehigh, Oklahoma Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 315. Estimated population in July 2024: 301 (-4.4% change)
Males: 166 (52.7%), Females: 149 (47.3%)

Coal County

Zip code: 74556

Demographics

Median resident age: 35.1 years
Median household income: $24,167
Median house value: $25,800

Population by Race

Races in Lehigh:

• White Non-Hispanic (75.9%)
• American Indian (20.6%)
• Two or more races (6.7%)
• Hispanic (1.3%)
• Black (1.0%)
• Other Asian (1.0%)

Ancestries: Irish (12.1%), German (7.9%), English (4.4%), United States (4.1%), Scotch-Irish (2.9%), French (2.5%).

Elevation: 611 feet

Land area: 1.6 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Lehigh

• High school or higher: 57.8%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 1.6%
• Graduate or professional degree: 1.0%
• Unemployed: 11.1%
• Mean travel time to work: 14.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Lehigh city

• Never married: 24.7%
• Now married: 50.6%
• Separated: 1.3%
• Widowed: 4.3%
• Divorced: 19.0%

0.6% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +25 (+8.6%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Lehigh:

• MARY HURLEY HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; COALGATE, OK)
• ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; ATOKA, OK)
• JOHNSTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 36 miles; TISHOMINGO, OK)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lehigh:

• COX FLD (about 79 miles; PARIS, TX; Abbreviation: PRX)
• TINKER AFB (about 103 miles; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Abbreviation: TIK)
• WILL ROGERS WORLD (about 115 miles; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Abbreviation: OKC)

Other public-use airports nearest to Lehigh:

• CITY OF COALGATE (about 4 miles; COALGATE, OK; Abbreviation: 08F)
• ATOKA MUNI (about 9 miles; ATOKA, OK; Abbreviation: AQR)
• TISHOMINGO AIRPARK (about 37 miles; TISHOMINGO, OK; Abbreviation: 0F9)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lehigh:

• SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles; DURANT, OK; Full-time enrollment: 3,165)
• EAST CENTRAL UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles; ADA, OK; Full-time enrollment: 3,429)
• GRAYSON COUNTY COLLEGE (about 56 miles; DENISON, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,082)
• NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE (about 86 miles; GAINESVILLE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 3,018)
• TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY-COMMERCE (about 88 miles; COMMERCE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 4,998)
• COLLIN COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CENTRAL PARK (about 93 miles; MCKINNEY, TX; Full-time enrollment: 7,514)
• UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA NORMAN CAMPUS (about 99 miles; NORMAN, OK; Full-time enrollment: 20,154)