Antlers, Oklahoma

Antlers, Oklahoma
Kuniotubbee (Choctaw)
Antlers historic train station
Nickname: 
Deer Capital of the World
Location of Antlers, Oklahoma
Coordinates: 34°13′58″N 95°37′23″W / 34.23278°N 95.62306°W / 34.23278; -95.62306
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
CountyPushmataha
Area
  Total
3.13 sq mi (8.09 km2)
  Land3.11 sq mi (8.05 km2)
  Water0.02 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Elevation
509 ft (155 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
2,221
  Density714.38/sq mi (275.86/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
74523
Area code580
FIPS code40-02250
GNIS feature ID2409716

Antlers is a city in and the county seat of Pushmataha County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 2,221 as of the 2020 United States census. The town was named for a kind of tree that becomes festooned with antlers shed by deer, and is taken as a sign of the location of a spring frequented by deer.