Haskell County issues no building permits: the state’s building code commission lists the county, and its towns of Keota, Kinta, McCurtain, Tamaha and Whitefield, as not issuing them. The county seat, Stigler, is not marked that way, but the City publishes no building permit process, so ask Stigler City Hall (918-967-2164) before building there. New FEMA flood maps for the county, Stigler, Keota, Kinta and McCurtain took effect on July 5, 2023.
Who handles permits in Haskell County?
For land outside the towns there is no county building permit or inspection. The commission’s list gives the county’s contact as 202 E. Main St., Stigler, phone 918-967-4352. Septic systems are permitted by the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality, and electrical, plumbing and mechanical work is done by contractors licensed by the Construction Industries Board.
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Get a free quote →| Town | Building permits | Floodplain contact |
|---|---|---|
| Stigler | Not marked as non-issuing; the City publishes no building permit process. City Hall, 115 S. Broadway, 918-967-2164 | City floodplain administrator, (918) 448-0151 |
| Keota | None issued (state list) | Town, (918) 966-3655 |
| Kinta | None issued (state list) | Town, (918) 768-3474 |
| McCurtain | None issued (state list) | Town, (918) 945-7209 |
| Tamaha, Whitefield | None issued (state list) | Not on the state floodplain administrator list |
The floodplain contacts come from the Oklahoma Water Resources Board’s list of local floodplain administrators, which does not list Haskell County itself.
Floodplain maps and approvals
FEMA’s final flood hazard determinations for “Haskell County, Oklahoma and Incorporated Areas” were published in the Federal Register on February 10, 2023, with the new Flood Insurance Rate Maps effective July 5, 2023. The communities named in that notice, and where their paper maps can be seen, are:
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Get a free quote →- Unincorporated Haskell County: Haskell County Clerk’s Office, 105 Southeast 3rd Street, Unit C, Stigler
- Stigler: City Hall, 115 South Broadway Street
- Kinta: City Hall, 303 West Broadway
- Keota: City Hall, 106 Main Street
- McCurtain: Town Hall, 308 West Main Street
- Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma: Office of Emergency Management, 3653 Big Lots Parkway, Durant
The same maps are online at the FEMA Map Service Center. For a lot in a mapped flood zone inside Stigler, Keota, Kinta or McCurtain, the contact is that town’s floodplain administrator.
Fees
Because neither the county nor most of its towns issue building permits, there is no county building permit fee schedule. Stigler has not published one either; City Hall can say whether a fee applies to a particular job.
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Check whether it is inside Stigler, Keota, Kinta, McCurtain, Tamaha or Whitefield, or in the unincorporated county.
Look the address up on the FEMA Map Service Center, then call the town’s floodplain administrator if it is in a mapped zone.
Call City Hall at 918-967-2164 about any city permit, water, sewer or street work.
Lots without city sewer need a DEQ permit for the on-site system.
Use Construction Industries Board licensees for electrical, plumbing and mechanical work.
Inspections
No county building inspections are carried out. Septic installations fall under DEQ’s on-site sewage program, and any Stigler inspection requirement comes from City Hall.
Local details
Stigler council: the City Council meets on the second Monday of each month at 7 p.m. in the Council Chambers at 115 S. Broadway; City Hall’s fax is 918-967-2082.
Name twins: the town of Haskell is in Muskogee County, not Haskell County, and has its own town government.
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Get a free quote →Oklahoma building code
Oklahoma sets statewide minimum codes (the 2024 editions since September 14, 2026) that cities enforce and may strengthen; most counties issue no building permits for unincorporated land, though a few do. Oklahoma rules
Official Haskell County permit resources
These are the primary sources behind this guide. Codes, fee schedules and procedures change — confirm the position for your filing date.
- Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission jurisdiction list
- FEMA final flood hazard determinations, Haskell County (Federal Register, Feb 10, 2023)
- FEMA Flood Map Service Center
- Oklahoma Water Resources Board floodplain administrators
- City of Stigler contact
- Oklahoma DEQ on-site sewage treatment
- Oklahoma Construction Industries Board
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Do I need a county building permit in Haskell County?
No. The state building code commission lists Haskell County as not issuing building permits, and there is no county inspection program.
Does Stigler issue building permits?
The state list does not mark Stigler as non-issuing, but the City publishes no permit process. Call City Hall at 918-967-2164 before you build.
When did the Haskell County flood maps change?
FEMA’s new Flood Insurance Rate Maps for the county and its incorporated areas took effect on July 5, 2023.
Inspections are where schedules slip.
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DEQ, the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality; the county has no septic or building permit of its own.
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