What big cities are near Oklahoma City, OK?

Within 100 miles of Oklahoma City: Tulsa (95 mi northeast).

Is it worth driving out of Oklahoma City to save sales tax?

Only on large purchases, and only where the seller is origin-sourced. Most states tax by delivery address, so a car or appliance delivered to Oklahoma City is taxed at the 8.625% local rate regardless of where you bought it.

Cities near Oklahoma City, OK

Quick answer

The nearest major metro to Oklahoma City is Tulsa, OK, 95 miles northeast — roughly 1 hr 50 min by road. Its combined sales tax rate is 8.517% against 8.625% in Oklahoma City.

Within 25 mi

0covered metros

Within 50 mi

0covered metros

Within 100 mi

1covered metros

Within 250 mi

5covered metros

Distance to nearby metros

Great-circle distance from the Oklahoma City centroid (35.334, -97.492).

Metros near Oklahoma City, OK with straight-line distance, estimated drive time and combined sales tax rate
Metro	Straight line	Est. drive	Direction	Combined rate
Tulsa, OK	94.6 mi	1 hr 50 min	northeast	8.517%
Wichita, KS	163.0 mi	3 hr 9 min	north	7.5%
Dallas, TX	166.3 mi	3 hr 13 min	south	8.25%
Fort Worth, TX	179.0 mi	3 hr 28 min	south	8.25%
Arlington, TX	187.6 mi	3 hr 38 min	south	8.25%

Source: Place centroids: USGS/Census public-domain coordinates · rates as published for 2026

How these distances are calculated

Straight-line figures are great-circle distances between incorporated-place centroids using the haversine formula on a 3,958.76-mile mean-radius sphere — exact to within a few metres for this purpose. Drive time is an estimate: road distance is modelled at 1.2× the straight line (the standard North American circuity factor) at 62 mph for trips over 60 miles and 35 mph below that. It is not a routed itinerary and ignores traffic, terrain and tolls.

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