Warr Acres began in 1937 as a housing addition created by Oklahoma City real estate promoter Clyde B. Warr. In 1948, after Bethany annexed part of the area, residents of eleven additions petitioned to incorporate as their own town. Bethany sued and lost at the Oklahoma Supreme Court.
Today Warr Acres is a separate city of 10,452 people (2020 census) on Oklahoma City’s northwest side, with ZIP codes 73122, 73123 and 73132. MacArthur Boulevard runs through the middle of town, Northwest Expressway (State Highway 3) crosses it, and old Route 66 follows 39th Street.
Putnam City Schools keeps its administration offices here, along with Putnam City High School and James L. Capps Middle School. Cherokee Hills Park, the largest park in town, sits inside the Cherokee Hills addition.
The population jumped from 2,378 in 1950 to 7,135 in 1960 as postwar houses filled the additions. On a house from that era, plank decking, earlier roof layers and tired attic ventilation all deserve a look before new shingles go on.
Hail keeps testing those roofs. On the evening of March 10, 2026, reports sent to the National Weather Service office in Norman included 2-inch hail near the east side of Warr Acres and stones up to 2.75 inches a short distance farther east.
The city asks owners to contact City Hall for a project review to learn whether a permit or inspection is needed, so we confirm that before work begins.