Eastern Oklahoma — humid, wooded, and carrying the state’s heaviest subterranean termite and moisture pressure. County seat is Sapulpa.

Creek County housing profile

Housing units	17,223
Built before 1980	53%
Built before 1940	10%
Built since 2000	27%
Utility gas heat	61%
Electric heat	36%
Bottled or tank propane	2.8%

Source: U.S. Census American Community Survey, tables B25034 and B25040, aggregated from place-level data for the 10 municipalities we hold data for in this county.

What that means for moisture and mold

Mid-century and later stock, where the moisture usually starts at ductwork running through unconditioned space or at a condensate drain that has blocked. Both are inexpensive to check and expensive to discover.

At 2.8% propane heat, this county has a meaningful share of households off the gas main — which usually also means private wells and septic systems rather than municipal service.

Water systems in this county

Oklahoma has 847 active community water systems across all 77 counties. Of those, 317 carry a violation or an open enforcement priority — roughly 37% statewide. That figure comes from the EPA ECHO compliance export.

[COUNTY-LEVEL SYSTEM DATA PENDING — the per-county ECHO extract will replace this paragraph with the named systems serving Creek County and their current compliance status.]

Towns and communities in this county

Sapulpa, Bristow, Kiefer, Mounds, Kellyville, Drumright, Oilton, Slick, Depew, Mannford.

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Written by Jaylan Jones. Sooner Mold Remediation earns a referral fee when a call connects to a contractor. See our business-model disclosure.