ZIP 74444 is served primarily by Cherokee County, OK — including Tahlequah. ZIP-level data is sparse — showing the Cherokee County aggregate. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
Mar peaks. Dec dips. ZIP-level seasonality is sparse — this is the county aggregate.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types — county-level breakdown.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 73 | 14.7% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 69 | 13.9% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 40 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 34 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 32 | 6.5% |
15 cities sit in Cherokee County. Click for the per-city NFIRS profile.
| # | City | Population | 2025 incidents | Building fires | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tahlequah | 16,389 | 204 | 22 | B |
| 2 | Park Hill | 3,587 | 75 | 7 | B- |
| 3 | Norwood | 1,402 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 4 | Woodall | 1,186 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 5 | Briggs | 1,175 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 6 | Moodys | 1,099 | 0 | 0 | A+ |
| 7 | Cookson | 1,095 | 29 | 1 | C+ |
| 8 | Keys | 1,063 | 2 | 0 | A+ |
| 9 | Grandview | 1,012 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 10 | Peggs | 875 | 1 | 1 | A+ |
| 11 | Lost City | 769 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 12 | Pettit | 739 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 13 | Welling | 702 | 79 | 1 | C- |
| 14 | Zeb | 553 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 15 | Shady Grove | 521 | 0 | 0 | B- |
The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.
This ZIP doesn't have enough NFIRS coverage on its own (under 10 reported incidents across 2021–2025) to publish ZIP-level statistics, so we're showing the Cherokee County aggregate above. NFIRS reporting is voluntary and many rural ZIPs roll up to broader county totals. The ZIP-to-county mapping uses SimpleMaps' uscities.zips dataset.