Pettit is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Cherokee County, Oklahoma, United States.

[4] The town was named for Mark and Eliza Pettit, townsite allottees.

[5] According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 11.6 square miles (30 km2), all land.

There were 459 housing units at an average density of 39.7 per square mile (15.3/km2).

27.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.