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Nichols Hills, Oklahoma

19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Oklahoma City Southwest census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73116. The Survey maps it on the Britton quadrangle. 3,870 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,220 feet above sea level.

Nichols Hills within Oklahoma County

On record in Nichols Hills

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

Surveyed buildings and structures 2 records

Population over time

2 figures

Nichols Hills grew from 3,710 to 3,870 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
20103,710
20203,870+160 (+4%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 19 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.

Mines and quarries near this place

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Nichols Hills: 3 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
Edmond Pit and PlantClayProducer
Unknown Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Oklahoma County

Storms near this place

60 of 61 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Nichols Hills in 61 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 34 hail, 18 thunderstorm wind, 7 flash flood, 1 tornado. The reports record 4 injuries. 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
June 1998Tornado (F2)Nichols Hills4 hurt, $150,000This tornado touched down 1 block west of north May Avenue and Pembroke Terrace and moved east to Woods Park in Nichols Hills. Total path length was 1.5 miles and maximum width was 75 yards. This tornado was rated F2(113-157 mph). Four persons were injured and transported to local hospitals. Considerable damage was done to the strip mall in the 7400 block of north May Avenue. Windows were blown out of several businesses, several lost roofs, power lines were downed and large signs were bent. One business on the east side of May Ave. suffered collapse of an exterior south facing wall. On Pembroke Terrace, an RV was thrown into a house, a car was over-turned, trees were toppled, and shingles and roof decking were partially blown away. Lesser damage occurred eastward into Nichols Hills. Interestingly, this tornado rotated anticyclonically. Although the over-turned car and major damage to one wood frame house roof suggested the tornado may have reached F2 intensity in a very small area, the majority of the damage was consistent with an F1 rating.
May 2012HailNichols Hills$250,000,000Widespread hail damage was reported with sizes ranging from 1.25 to 2.75 inches. 8,000 to 10,000 vehicles and numerous homes were damaged in the Edmond and Nichols Hills areas. Monetary damages were based on estimates from several media outlets.
April 2004HailNichols Hills$3,000,000Quarter size hail was observed at the corner of Grand Boulevard and Nichols Road. As the storm continued northeastward to Britton Road hail up to the size of quarters were observed with hail on the ground ranging from 3 inches to as much as 2 feet deep. Several cars got stuck in hail and had to be towed or dug out on the Broadway Extension. Hail damaged numerous structures and vehicles. The weight of the hail caused a carport to fall on one vehicle.
July 2014LightningNichols Hills$2,800,000KOCO news reports house fire caused by lightning. A large home along Country Club Drive in Nichols Hills was a total loss after the lightning induced fire. No injuries were reported. Damage information from NewsOK.com.
April 2013HailNichols Hills$300,000Reported at 1309 N Meridian in Oklahoma City. Multiple cars and roofs of homes sustained minor damage. Damages estimated.
May 2015Flash FloodNichols Hills$100,000Runoff from heavy rainfall flowing from parking lot into Penn Square Mall entrances.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindNichols Hills$50,000Significant damage to the roof of a multiple story office building due to thunderstorm wind. This included a large section of roof covering and decking blown off. Time is radar estimated.
July 2000Thunderstorm WindNichols Hills$30,000Trees and power poles were downed city-wide.
July 2000Thunderstorm WindNichols Hills$20,000Massive damage was sustained to trees across the city, and the roof of United Methodist Church was damaged.
July 2017Thunderstorm WindNichols Hills$15,000Structural damage sustained by a business, and power lines/poles downed nearby.
May 2015Flash FloodNichols Hills$15,000Damage to gas station awning due to weight of water. Location at Northwest 63rd Street and May Avenue.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindNichols Hills$5,000Social media image showing at least one power pole snapped. Time is radar estimated.
July 2022Thunderstorm WindNichols Hills$5,000Damage to a power pole and tree limb damage.
April 2017Thunderstorm WindNichols Hills$5,000Ten power poles were downed alone May ave between 63rd and Wilshire.
May 2008Thunderstorm WindNichols Hills$5,000Small to medium sized trees sustained some damage. Monetary damages were estimated.
September 2016Thunderstorm WindNichols Hills$1,000Oklahoma City emergency manager reported power lines down near NW 48th street and Northwest Expressway. Time estimated by radar.
March 2026HailNichols Hills-The report was relayed through mPING.
March 2026HailNichols Hills-The report was relayed through mPING.
March 2025HailNichols Hills-MPing report.
May 2025HailNichols Hills-The report was relayed through mPING.
May 2025HailNichols Hills-The report was relayed through mPING.
May 2025HailNichols Hills-The report was relayed through mPING.
August 2025Thunderstorm WindNichols Hills-A large tree was blown down near the intersection of Northwest 68th Street and Independence Avenue. The report was relayed through Spotter Network. The event time is estimated from radar observations.
September 2024HailNichols Hills-Hail size increased from quarter to golf ball between 1713 and 1715 LST.
September 2024HailNichols Hills-Social media report.
September 2024HailNichols Hills-MPing report.
September 2024HailNichols Hills-MPing report.
May 2024HailNichols Hills-MPing report.
June 2024HailNichols Hills-MPing report.
April 2023HailNichols Hills-MPing report.
April 2023HailNichols Hills-MPing report.
July 2021Thunderstorm WindNichols Hills-Tree limbs reported downed.
May 2021Flash FloodNichols Hills-Stalled cars in the roadway.
May 2021Flash FloodNichols Hills-Multiple cars stalled out.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindNichols Hills-Large tree downed. Time estimated from radar/obs.
August 2017Flash FloodNichols Hills-Reports of 14 to 18 inches of water flowing over the roads near NW 36TH and Western.
June 2015Flash FloodNichols Hills-High water rescues in the vicinity of NW 36th St and W Eubanks St.
March 2015Thunderstorm WindNichols Hills-No damage was reported.
May 2015Flash FloodNichols Hills-Water spilling out of Belle Isle Canal, covering numerous streets between Penssylvania Avenue and Classen Boulevard.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindNichols Hills-Trained spotter estimated a gust to 60 mph.
May 2010HailNichols Hills-Both car and residence windows were broken from the large hail.
May 2010HailNichols Hills-The hail was reported near Western Avenue between Wilshire Boulevard and Britton Road.
May 2008Thunderstorm WindNichols Hills-A west wind gust was measured at 59 mph, with another wind gust of 58 mph measured from the north-northwest at 5:35 pm.
May 2003HailNichols Hills-Hail was reported at the junction of Interstate 44 and Lake Hefner Parkway.
March 2026HailNichols Hills-no account filed
March 2026HailNichols Hills-no account filed
June 2025HailNichols Hills-no account filed
April 2023HailNichols Hills-no account filed
April 2023HailNichols Hills-no account filed
April 2020HailNichols Hills-no account filed
April 2020HailNichols Hills-no account filed
April 2020HailNichols Hills-no account filed
April 2020HailNichols Hills-no account filed
May 2010HailNichols Hills-no account filed
May 2009HailNichols Hills-no account filed
June 2008Thunderstorm WindNichols Hills-no account filed
May 2003HailNichols Hills-no account filed
May 2001Thunderstorm WindNichols Hills-no account filed
August 2001HailNichols Hills-no account filed
July 1994Thunderstorm WindNichols Hills-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
The Village0.7 miles19
Britton1.4 miles19
Warr Acres4.2 miles19
Bethany4.9 miles16
Lake Aluma5.8 miles17
Oklahoma City6.0 miles19
Woodlawn Park6.0 miles16
Forest Park6.3 miles17

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 Nichols HillsAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q1911298The 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 1095866. 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.

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.