Pauls Valley, Oklahoma
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1898 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Pauls Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73075. The Survey maps it on the Pauls Valley quadrangle. 5,992 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 873 feet above sea level.
On record in Pauls Valley
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 3 records
Garvin County Courthouselisted 1985- Beaty Schoollisted 2017
- Pauls Valley Historic Districtlisted 1979
Population over time
2 figuresPauls Valley fell from 6,187 to 5,992 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.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 6,187 | |
| 2020 | 5,992 | -195 (-3%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 16 printed sheetsMatched 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.
- 1898 USGS Pauls Valley quadrangle1:125000
- 1902 USGS Pauls Valley quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Ardmore quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Ardmore quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Pauls Valley quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Pauls Valley quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
6 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Pauls Valley between 2000 and 2011, burning about 4,303 acres in total. 2 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/undetermined | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 August 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Chickasaw Agency | 77 WEST B |
| 23 July 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge | HQ LIGHNING |
| 1 October 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | PAULS VALLEY |
| 1 October 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4,000 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | SOUTHDOWN ESTATES |
| 31 January 2006 | Natural | 200 acres | Chickasaw Agency | LIBERTYROA |
| 28 January 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.2 acres | Chickasaw Agency | I-35 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Pauls Valley: 5 past producers, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Copper. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wiggley Hill | Copper | Occurrence | 1929 | |
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
60 of 119 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pauls Valley in 119 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 51 hail, 43 thunderstorm wind, 11 flash flood, 7 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pauls Valley | $2,500,000 | Severe thunderstorm winds caused major damage at Pauls Valley Airport and minor roof damage in town. At the airport a maintenance shop, 14 hangars, and 8 to 10 planes were completely destroyed. Damage at the airport was estimated at $1,500,00. An Oklahoma Natural Gas shop south of Pauls Valley sustained $150,000 in damage to the roof, walls, and garage doors. The Pauls Valley armory lost most of its new roof and air conditioner in the severe storm. Outbuildings, signs, and trees were destroyed throughout town. An historic barn was also destroyed. Total damage in the area was estimated at 2 to 3 million dollars. |
| April 2020 | Tornado (EF1) | Pauls Valley | $200,000 | A tornado moved east-southeast from west of County Road 3210 about a mile and a half north of State Highway 29 to just east of Indian Meridian Road. Seven homes, a few outbuildings, trees and power poles were damaged. |
| June 2014 | Flood | Pauls Valley | $150,000 | Over a foot of water reported on streets in downtown Pauls Valley. Several cars stalled in the deep waters. |
| February 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pauls Valley | $125,000 | Six apartment buildings sustained major roof damage at Arrowhead Apartments on the southwest side of Pauls Valley. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pauls Valley | $100,000 | Tree and powerline damage occurred in and around the community of Pauls Valley, including a few trees/tree limbs that were blown onto houses, vehicles and at least one large business sign. A relayed image shows a large metal carport vaulted onto the roof of the Pauls Valley Police Department Building. The location is approximate, and the event time is estimated from radar observations. |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pauls Valley | $100,000 | Considerable structural damage was sustained to the Pauls Valley Municipal Airport. |
| April 2013 | Hail | Pauls Valley | $70,000 | Hail ranged from ping pong ball to golf ball size. Damage to multiple vehicles and homes in and around the Pauls Valley area. Damages estimated. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pauls Valley | $40,000 | Metal trailer and two storage sheds destroyed at intersection of Highway 19 and County Road 1550. |
| April 2022 | Tornado (EF0) | Pauls Valley | $30,000 | A brief tornado occurred just southwest of Pauls Valley within a much broader area of wind damage. Although much of the damage in the Pauls Valley area indicated straight-line winds blowing from west to east, debris indicated a small area of rotational winds associated with a tornado near the intersection of County Road 3220, and Royal Oaks Road which damaged a salon and pushed farm implements to the west. |
| April 2021 | Tornado (EF1) | Pauls Valley | $30,000 | A tornado developed about 4 miles southeast of Pauls Valley and moved northeast and then north dissipating about 4 and a half miles east-northeast of Pauls Valley. One home on county road 3285 suffered roof damage. At least one outbuilding was destroyed and two others damaged along the path. |
| September 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pauls Valley | $22,000 | no account filed |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pauls Valley | $20,000 | Reports of five semi trucks overturned between mile markers 67 and 74 on I-35 near Pauls Valley. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pauls Valley | $20,000 | Numerous large trees down. Store front windows blown out. Large steel power poles bent. |
| November 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pauls Valley | $20,000 | no account filed |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pauls Valley | $15,000 | no account filed |
| November 2024 | Flash Flood | Pauls Valley | $10,000 | Multiple sources confirmed roadway flooding in the Pauls Valley community. Broadcast media reported that at least one car was stranded in floodwaters. Event time is approximate. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pauls Valley | $10,000 | Roof blown off of house. Time estimated by radar. |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pauls Valley | $10,000 | Trees were downed along with a portion of the south brick wall of a car wash collapsing. |
| October 2023 | Flash Flood | Pauls Valley | $5,000 | Relayed video showing street flooding, including at least one vehicle stalled in floodwaters, near the Grant Street and South Chickasaw Street intersection. Time is estimated. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pauls Valley | $5,000 | Barn rolled up into an adjacent pasture. Large limbs downed. Patio furniture thrown about. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pauls Valley | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pauls Valley | $4,000 | Damage was reported to the KFC sign in Pauls Valley. Monetary damages were estimated. |
| February 2000 | Lightning | Pauls Valley | $2,000 | Lightning struck a power pole that served power to the courthouse, knocking out electricity to half the building and destroying an air conditioning unit. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pauls Valley | $1,500 | A large elm tree was blown over by high winds. Monetary damages were estimated. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pauls Valley | $1,000 | Three inch tree limbs and utility poles broken. |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pauls Valley | $1,000 | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pauls Valley | $500 | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pauls Valley | $100 | no account filed |
| April 2026 | Tornado (EF0) | Pauls Valley | - | A storm chaser posted a photo on X/Twitter of a brief tornado northeast of Wynnewood, or estimated to be about 5 miles east-southeast of Pauls Valley. No damage was reported. |
| April 2026 | Tornado (EFU) | Pauls Valley | - | A storm chaser posted a photo on X/Twitter of a well-developed tornado estimated to be approximately 7 miles east of Pauls Valley. Despite the well-developed character of the tornado, no damage was reported. It is unknown how long this tornado lasted. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Pauls Valley | - | A social media video. |
| June 2025 | Flood | Pauls Valley | - | A relayed video shows minor roadway flooding along Oklahoma Highway 19 in the community of Pauls Valley. The event time is approximate. |
| June 2025 | Flood | Pauls Valley | - | A relayed image shows roadway flooding in and around the community of Pauls Valley. The location and event time are approximate. |
| March 2024 | Hail | Pauls Valley | - | Relayed report. Location is estimated. |
| March 2024 | Hail | Pauls Valley | - | MPing report. Based on radar evidence, hailfall likely occurred prior (1140-1145 LST) to report time. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pauls Valley | - | Social media image showing a 612-inch diameter tree limb blown down. Time is radar estimated. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pauls Valley | - | Numerous areas of tree and power line damage between Pauls Valley and Stratford. |
| April 2021 | Flash Flood | Pauls Valley | - | Cars stranded and roads closed. |
| April 2021 | Flash Flood | Pauls Valley | - | Vehicles stranded and water into buildings in downtown Pauls Valley. |
| March 2020 | Flood | Pauls Valley | - | Several streets are flooded in Pauls Valley. |
| May 2020 | Flash Flood | Pauls Valley | - | Street flooding estimated to be about a foot deep and getting close to businesses. People have started sandbagging. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Pauls Valley | - | Time estimated from radar. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pauls Valley | - | Sporadic 2-3 inch tree limbs damage along with minor flooding of some city streets. |
| August 2019 | Flood | Pauls Valley | - | Some of the streets in town are closed due to water over the roads. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pauls Valley | - | Moderate size tree limbs broken. Time estimated by radar. |
| December 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pauls Valley | - | Gusts of 55-60 mph estimated by public. |
| May 2018 | Flash Flood | Pauls Valley | - | Eight inches of water flowing over Highway 19 and Walnut St intersection. |
| June 2016 | Flash Flood | Pauls Valley | - | County road 1610 just east of Indian Meridian road was closed due to high water. Reported by Garvin county sheriff dept. |
| June 2016 | Flash Flood | Pauls Valley | - | Numerous streets in Pauls Valley closed due to water up to one foot deep. |
| June 2015 | Flood | Pauls Valley | - | Several inches of water flooded over roadways. |
| March 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pauls Valley | - | No damage was reported. |
| March 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pauls Valley | - | Several trees snapped and/or uprooted. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pauls Valley | - | Numerous trees and power lines downed. Power supply out at Pauls Valley. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Pauls Valley | - | Dime to quarter size hail reported. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Pauls Valley | - | Observed 1 mile east of I-35. Also 1.5 hail reported two minutes later. |
| October 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pauls Valley | - | No damage was reported with the wind. |
| March 2009 | Hail | Pauls Valley | - | The hail was reported on I-35. |
| July 2007 | Flash Flood | Pauls Valley | - | At 0350 CST, Highway 19 was reported flooded and impassable in Pauls Valley. Shortly after other roads started to become flooded. Liberty Road and Highway 77 were reported closed at 0430 CST one mile south of Pauls Valley. Gun Club Road in town was also closed due to high waters associated with Pauls Valley Lake. In addition, approximately 25 county roads in and around Pauls Valley were also closed with several bridges inaccessible. |
| August 2007 | Flash Flood | Pauls Valley | - | Up to a foot of water was reported over some streets. The water was up to the porches of a few houses, but was not making it into any of them. The report was relayed by the KFOR news helicopter. |
| May 2005 | Hail | Pauls Valley | - | Hail was observed along Highway 19. |
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.
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 Pauls Valley | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2797403 | The 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 1096470. 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.





