Arpelar, Oklahoma

About Arpelar

Arpelar, OK is a small unincorporated community located in southern Oklahoma.

Arpelar holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 2.23 square miles.

📰 Arpelar News Today

• Debora Sue Lawson Obituary (2026) - Arpelar, OK - Brumley-Mills Funeral Home - McAlester Legacy obituary · Jul 31
• Elaine Allen Obituary - Fort Smith, AR Dignity Memorial · Sep 13
• Oklahoma firefighters train at McAlester -- because practice makes perfect army.mil · Apr 7
• Mary Ann (Riddle) Fields Legacy obituary · Oct 15
• Robert Loren West Obituary | Bishop Funeral Service & Crematory | McAlester, OK Tribute Archive · Dec 27

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What Makes Arpelar Unique

• The only place in America named Arpelar — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in southern Oklahoma, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 9 miles.

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