Arpelar, Oklahoma

About Arpelar

Arpelar, OK is a small unincorporated community located in southern Oklahoma.

Arpelar holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 2.23 square miles.

📰 Arpelar News Today

• Arpelar, OK Weather Forecast – Hourly & 15-Day SpaceRef · Sep 1
• Zelda Kennedy Obituary (2026) - Arpelar, OK - Bishop Funeral Service and Crematory - McAlester Legacy | Obituary · Aug 19
• Debora Sue Lawson Obituary (2026) - Arpelar, OK - Brumley-Mills Funeral Home - McAlester Legacy | Obituary · Jul 30
• Arpelar, OK Weather Forecast AccuWeather · Aug 10
• Mary Sue Coon Obituary (2026) - Arpelar, OK - Bishop Funeral Service and Crematory - McAlester Legacy | Obituary · Sep 1

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What Makes Arpelar Unique

• The only place in America named Arpelar — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in southern Oklahoma, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 9 miles.

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