Pocola, Oklahoma

Pocola, Oklahoma
Location of Pocola, Oklahoma
Coordinates: 35°15′22″N 94°30′20″W / 35.25611°N 94.50556°W / 35.25611; -94.50556
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
CountyLe Flore
Area
  Total
30.56 sq mi (79.16 km2)
  Land30.31 sq mi (78.50 km2)
  Water0.26 sq mi (0.66 km2)
Elevation
453 ft (138 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
4,255
  Density140.40/sq mi (54.21/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
74902
Area code(s)539/918
FIPS code40-59750
GNIS feature ID2412494
Websitewww.townofpocola.com

Pocola is a town in Le Flore County, Oklahoma, United States. It is part of the Fort Smith, Arkansas-Oklahoma metropolitan area. The population was 4,056 in 2010, a gain of 1.6 percent over the figure of 3,994 recorded in 2000. Pocola is a Choctaw word meaning "ten", the approximate distance in miles from Fort Smith, Arkansas.