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Leach

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Leach

Total population

349

Median home value

$225,000

26.3%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$70,938

Leach$71k
National$74k

Air quality index

46Good
Elevation337 m
Land area14.89 km²
Weather89°F · Mostly Sunny
Coordinates36.20°, -94.91°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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Active weather alerts
  • Heat Advisory · Moderate
    Heat Advisory issued September 16 at 10:38PM CDT until September 17 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Tulsa OK

Source: NOAA National Weather Service.

City facts

Elevation
337 m
Area
14.89 km²

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Leach is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in southwestern Delaware County, Oklahoma, United States, along U.S. Route 412 and 412 Alternate. As of the 2020 census, Leach had a population of 249.

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History & geography

History

The locale started under the name of Ulm, changing to Leach on February 20, 1897, and appearing under the latter name in a 1911 Rand-McNally map of the county. The community has the name of J. R. Leach, an early settler. On May 20, 2019, a nocturnal EF2 tornado was reported to have caused extensive damage in the vicinity of Leach.

Geography

Leach is located in southwestern Delaware County and is west of the town of Kansas and east of Locust Grove. According to the United States Census Bureau, the Leach CDP has a total area of , all land.

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Demographics & economy

Median age
32.6
Median home value
$225,000
Housing units
117
Poverty rate
6%
Unemployment
3%

Race & ethnicity

White
45.8%
Black
0%
Asian
0.6%
Hispanic
0%

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Latitude
36.1978
Longitude
-94.9099
Water area
—
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Current forecast

Today
89°F
Mostly Sunny
Tonight
71°F
Partly Cloudy then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wednesday
80°F
Showers And Thunderstorms Likely then Showers And Thunderstorms
Wednesday Night
67°F
Showers And Thunderstorms Likely then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Thursday
80°F
Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Thursday Night
54°F
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Forecast for Leach, OK from NOAA NWS API.

Air quality

US AQI — Good
46
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
8.5
PM10 (µg/m³)
9.6
Ozone (µg/m³)
69
NO₂ (µg/m³)
2.2

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Industrial & pollution facilities

Natural hazard risk

Health (adults)

High blood pressure
42.7%
Diabetes
16.1%
Adult obesity
40%
Binge drinking
13.6%
Adult smoking
26.7%
No leisure activity
39.7%

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
5,210
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Northern Cardinal
    Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    131
  • Carolina Wren
    Thryothorus ludovicianus (Latham, 1790) · Aves
    100
  • Turkey Vulture
    Cathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    99
  • Tufted Titmouse
    Baeolophus bicolor (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    98
  • American Crow
    Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
    91
  • Carolina Chickadee
    Poecile carolinensis (Audubon, 1834) · Aves
    83
  • Red-bellied Woodpecker
    Melanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    80
  • Blue Jay
    Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    79

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Schools

Total
7
Elementary
4
Middle
1
High
2
Other
0

Largest nearby schools

  • KANSAS ES
    Elementary · Kansas · 345 students · 13.8:1 ratio
  • KANSAS HS
    High · Kansas · 273 students · 13:1 ratio
  • KANSAS MS
    Middle · Kansas · 173 students · 14.4:1 ratio
  • LEACH PUBLIC SCHOOL
    Elementary · Rose · 173 students · 19.2:1 ratio
  • OAKS-MISSION HS
    High · Oaks · 81 students · 81:1 ratio
  • OAKS-MISSION ES
    Elementary · Oaks · 79 students · 11.3:1 ratio
  • KENWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOL
    Elementary · Salina · 66 students · 16.5:1 ratio

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
7
Largest magnitude
2.82
Largest event
2024-03-23

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

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Sights & places nearby

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.43
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,616

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
53
Avg daily Wikipedia views
2
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Leach

Oklahoma Insurance Laws annotated 1937
F. A. Rittenhouse · 1937
Science
Alton L. Biggs · 2006
Water chemistry near the closed Norman Landfill, Cleveland County, Oklahoma, 1995
Jamie L. Schlottmann · 2001
Induced hypolimnion aeration for water quality improvement of power releases
Lowell E. Leach · 1970
Vocabulario ocaina
Ilo M. Leach · 1969
Hydrogeology and leachate plume delineation at a closed municipal landfill, Norman, Oklahoma
Carol J. Becker · 2002
Bibliography pertaining to the Ozark Mississippi Valley-type metallogenic province, Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, and Oklahoma, USA, covering 1785 to February 1998
Craig McClung · 1998
Financial audit
United States. General Accounting Office · 1975

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

honey locust
honey locust
Gleditsia triacanthos
Seen 2026-09-15
frostweed
frostweed
Verbesina virginica
Seen 2026-09-15
American bur-reed
American bur-reed
Sparganium americanum
Seen 2026-09-15
Prairie Tea
Prairie Tea
Croton monanthogynus
Seen 2026-09-15
knotroot bristlegrass
knotroot bristlegrass
Setaria parviflora
Seen 2026-09-15
Gum bumelia
Gum bumelia
Sideroxylon lanuginosum
Seen 2026-09-08
seaside brookweed
seaside brookweed
Samolus parviflorus
Seen 2026-09-08
Virginia creeper
Virginia creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Seen 2026-09-08
Chinese bushclover
Chinese bushclover
Lespedeza cuneata
Seen 2026-09-08

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Nearest stream gauge

Site
Saline Creek near Bull Hollow OK
Distance
7.5 mi
Streamflow
4.6 cfs
Gage height
4.48 ft
Water temp
20 °C

Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-09-16 22:30 UTC.

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Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
  • • NOAA National Weather Service
  • • Wikidata
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • USGS NWIS (water data)
  • • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • CDC PLACES
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library
  • • NASA EONET