Pauls Valley, Oklahoma

Pauls Valley, Oklahoma
Water tower in Pauls Valley
Location of Pauls Valley, Oklahoma
Coordinates: 34°44′16″N 97°13′51″W / 34.73778°N 97.23083°W / 34.73778; -97.23083
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
CountyGarvin
Area
 • Total
8.49 sq mi (21.99 km2)
 • Land8.32 sq mi (21.56 km2)
 • Water0.17 sq mi (0.43 km2)
Elevation
873 ft (266 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
5,992
 • Density719.9/sq mi (277.94/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
73075
Area code405
FIPS code40-57550
GNIS feature ID2411387
Websitewww.paulsvalley.com

Pauls Valley is a city in and the county seat of Garvin County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 5,992 at the 2020 census, a decline of 3.2 percent from the figure of 6,187 in 2010. It was settled by and named for Smith Paul, a North Carolina native who married a Chickasaw woman and became a citizen of the Chickasaw Nation before the Civil War. The town economy is largely based on agriculture and oil production.