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Harrah, Oklahoma

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1898 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Oklahoma City Southeast census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73045. The Survey maps it on the Harrah quadrangle. 6,245 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,106 feet above sea level.

Harrah within Oklahoma County

On record in Harrah

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 1 record

Population over time

2 figures

Harrah grew from 5,095 to 6,245 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
20105,095
20206,245+1,150 (+23%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 14 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

14 since 2006

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Harrah between 2006 and 2014, burning about 264 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined5
Equipment and vehicle use2
Fireworks2
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Other causes1
Recreation and ceremony1
Arson/incendiarism1
Debris and open burning1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
4 September 2010Fireworksunder an acreKickapoo Field OfficeHUT
1 July 2012Fireworksunder an acreKickapoo Field OfficeKICKAPOO
19 May 2008Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresKickapoo Field OfficeLAGOON 2
11 April 2009Equipment and vehicle useunder an acrePawnee AgencyWALKINGSKY
24 March 2014Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.5 acresKickapoo Field OfficeBRIAR
17 March 2009Misuse of fire by a minor23 acresKickapoo Field OfficeKICKAPOO CASINO
27 February 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined150 acresOklahoma Division of ForestryHAZEL DELL
14 February 2014Debris and open burning2.0 acresKickapoo Field Office3 LEGGED DOG

Every fire recorded in Oklahoma County

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Harrah: 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Haydite Pit & PlantClayProducer
Unknown Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Oklahoma County

Storms near this place

36 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Harrah in 36 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 16 hail, 13 thunderstorm wind, 4 flash flood, 3 tornado. The reports record 1 death. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 2013Flash FloodHarrah1 killed, $15,000Water over a bridge on Dobbs Rd. north of NE 93rd St. One fatality occurred when a car was swept off the road in the floodwaters. No other injuries were reported. Damage estimated.
March 1995Thunderstorm WindHarrah$50,000no account filed
October 2021Tornado (EF0)Harrah$20,000A tornado developed just southwest of Northeast 63rd Street and Dobbs Road to the north-northwest of Harrah. One mobile home sustained roof damage, otherwise the observed damage was generally confined to trees. The tornado crossed into Lincoln County at Britton Road.
September 2023Thunderstorm WindHarrah$10,000Multiple power poles blown down on Britton Road, just east of the Luther Road intersection. Time is radar estimated.
September 2023Thunderstorm WindHarrah$8,000Four power poles snapped at the base along Northeast 50th Street, east of the Harrah Road intersection. Time is radar estimated.
September 2023Thunderstorm WindHarrah$2,000Power line blown down. Time is radar estimated.
September 2023Thunderstorm WindHarrah$2,000Power pole snapped, learning on a building near the intersection of Tim Holt Drive and Church Ave. Time is radar estimated.
April 2022Tornado (EF0)Harrah$2,000A weak tornado developed just west of Peebly Road north of Reno Avenue and moved northeast. Tree damage was observed along Peebly Road and just west of the Kickapoo Turnpike. This tornado was within a much broader area of wind damage.
April 2022Tornado (EF0)Harrah$1,000A weak tornado touched down about 4 miles northwest of Harrah and moved south-southeast near Peebly Road between NE 63rd and NE 50th Streets. Some light tree damages was observed. This was embedded within a much larger area of damaging thunderstorm winds.
September 2021Thunderstorm WindHarrah$1,000Damage reported to trees and power lines near NE 10TH street and Luther road.
May 2025HailHarrah-Multiple images showing ruler measurements were shared on social media.
May 2025HailHarrah-An image from near the intersection of Interstate 40 and Harrah-Newalla Road was shared on social media. The location is approximate, and the event time is estimated from radar observations.
May 2025HailHarrah-Reported by a broadcast media storm chaser near the intersection of Interstate 40 and Peebly Road.
April 2025HailHarrah-A relayed image.
November 2024Thunderstorm WindHarrah-A public image submitted to the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management shows a tree snapped in half. Event time is radar-estimated.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindHarrah-Relayed image showing a large tree blown down near the intersection of Northeast 36th Street and North Harrah Road. Time is radar estimated.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindHarrah-Social media image showing a large (12+ inch diameter) tree snapped in half. Time is radar estimated.
April 2023HailHarrah-MPing report.
November 2021Thunderstorm WindHarrah-Estimated severe wind gust.
April 2012Thunderstorm WindHarrah-A 3 foot diameter tree was blown down.
April 2010Thunderstorm WindHarrah-Two large tin barns were heavily damaged. A couple of trees were uprooted and minor shingle damage was reported to a couple of houses. Monetary damages were not available.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindHarrah-Widespread damage was reported in and around the town of Harrah. A couple of homes sustained minor roof damage. Six barns were damaged, and a corn and wheat field were almost a total loss. Monetary damage estimates were not available.
June 2008HailHarrah-Penny to golfball size hail was reported.
June 2007Flash FloodHarrah-Two feet of water was reported over the roadway at NE 50th and Harrah Road.
May 2007Flash FloodHarrah-NE 50th and Harrah Road were closed due to high water.
April 2004HailHarrah-Hail was observed at the intersection of 23rd Street and Luther Road.
July 1997Flash FloodHarrah-Several cars stalled on roads that were nearly impassable due to the high water.
November 2021HailHarrah-no account filed
April 2012HailHarrah-no account filed
June 2009HailHarrah-no account filed
April 2004HailHarrah-no account filed
March 2003HailHarrah-no account filed
October 2001HailHarrah-no account filed
March 1997HailHarrah-no account filed
June 1995HailHarrah-no account filed
February 1994HailHarrah-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Oklahoma County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Choctaw5.6 miles15
Newalla5.8 miles14
Woods6.5 miles15
Dunjee Park7.4 miles15
Jones8.4 miles15
Nicoma Park8.5 miles15
Poole8.9 miles12
Green Pastures9.4 miles15

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on HarrahAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2450077The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1093561. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.