Ponca City, Oklahoma

About Ponca City

Ponca City is a close-knit town in northern Oklahoma with an estimated population of 24,234.

Ponca City holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 18.38 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,318 residents per square mile.

📰 Ponca City News Today

• Everett Moore Obituary (2026) - Ponca City, OK - Trout Funeral Home & Crematory - Ponca City Legacy obituary · Aug 18
• Oklahoma’s Native American-owned brewery expands with new menu, cocktails, and beer Ponca City Now · Aug 18
• Ponca City child suffers severe burns after apartment fire KFOR · Aug 13
• Ponca City Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 24
• Body of 61-year-old man recovered from Lake Ponca after drowning KOCO · Jul 24

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Ponca City Unique

• A top-25 city in Oklahoma by population (#19 of 591 incorporated places).
• The only place in America named Ponca City — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in northern Oklahoma, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Big enough for services and schools, small enough to feel like home.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 24,234.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Ponca City

• Pizza Hut — pizza
• RibCrib BBQ
• Chili's — tex-mex
• Chinese Express — chinese
• Cobb's Cafe — american
• Danny's BBQ Head Quarters
• El Potrillo — mexican
• Enrique's Mexican Restaurant — mexican
• Ground Round Bar & Grill Ponca City — american
• Hunan — chinese

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Cann Memorial Gardens · Attraction
• Marland's Grand Home · Museum
• Pioneer Woman Museum · Museum
• Conoco Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Ponca City

• Cann Memorial Gardens · Attraction reviews ★
• Dan Moran Park reviews ★
• Frazier Park reviews ★
• Garfield Park reviews ★
• Jaycee Park reviews ★
• Johnson Park reviews ★
• Lake Ponca North Park reviews ★
• Lake Ponca Park reviews ★
• Lake Ponca Park South reviews ★
• Liberty Park reviews ★
• Marland Mansion reviews ★
• Marland's Grand Home reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Ponca City

• E. M. TROUT ES
• GARFIELD ES
• KILDARE PUBLIC SCHOOL
• LIBERTY ES
• LINCOLN ES
• MCCORD PUBLIC SCHOOL
• PONCA CITY EAST MS
• PONCA CITY HS
• PONCA CITY WEST MS
• ROOSEVELT ES
• UNION ES
• WASHINGTON PRE KG CENTER
• WOODLANDS ES

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Integris Health Ponca City ★★ (2/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Ponca City

🏘️ Nearby Communities