[2] ZIP Codes that cover the area include 73097 and 73169.

Wheatland was formerly a rural town, but it was annexed by Oklahoma City in 1910.

The Great Depression was felt in both Wheatland and nearby Bethany.

Bethany's local bank failed in 1932 and the town of Wheatland went into a decline from which it never recovered.

[9][10][11] The Wheatland Weekly Watchword published poetry, sayings, local comings and goings, state and national news, and advertising.