Bethany, OK Road Trips
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Trip Routes
1
Longest Drive
154 mi
Bartlesville, OK
Quickest Drive
2h 53m
Bartlesville, OK
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Bethany, OK by the Numbers
Recent demographic snapshot from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
Population
20,606
Median Income
$55,063
Median Home Value
$161,500
Median Age
31.5
Source: US Census Bureau ACS 5-year (public domain). See our methodology for details.
Bethany, OK at a Glance
Founded
1909
Elevation
1,309 ft
Area
5 mi²
Notable People from Bethany, OK
A sampling of people born in Bethany, OK.
Berry Johnston
1935
American poker player
Allie Reynolds
1917–1994
Native American baseball player (1917–1994)
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Traveler Guide to Bethany, OK
Bethany is a city in the Greater Oklahoma City region of Oklahoma. It is home to Southwestern Christian University and Southern Nazarene University.
You can attend the Bethany 66 Festival in May with its car shows, live entertainment, and Princess and Action Hero Parade. It's supposedly a charity-driven festival.
Birrieria Diaz, 6700 NW 39th Expy, ☏ +1 405 603-1304. Daily 8AM-9:30PM. An unpretentious but popular taqueria. One cool thing about it is the mural outside. $. (updated Dec 2021)
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Oklahoma City - Bethany, 7840 NW 39th Expy, ☏ +1 405 787-6262. The indoor pool and hot tub can be pretty inviting when the weather is below zero outside. $73 (Dec 2021). (updated Dec 2021)
Drive in on Route 66. Bethany is surrounded by Oklahoma City, halfway between the John Kilpatrick Turnpike and Interstate 44 (which is Highway 74 north of Route 66). The nearest airport with scheduled passenger service is the Will Rogers World Airport (OKC IATA) in Oklahoma City, approximately 8 miles to the south-southeast of Bethany. Wiley Post Airport (PWA IATA), for general aviation, is immediately on the northwest border of Bethany's city limits.
You will need a car. Bus service is limited, bicycles are rare, and very little is within convenient walking distance.
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