| Carpenter, Oklahoma | |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Oklahoma#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Carpenter |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Oklahoma |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Oklahoma |
| Subdivision Type2: | Counties |
| Subdivision Name2: | Roger Mills / Custer |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population As Of: | 2000 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1946 |
| Coordinates: | 35.5303°N -99.3717°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1090986 |
Carpenter is an unincorporated community in Roger Mills and Custer counties in the state of Oklahoma, United States. The community is eight miles north of Elk City, Oklahoma.[1]
It was named in commemoration of Benjamin Carpenter, an early settler of western Oklahoma who moved there from Texas in 1898.[2] It was established as a Post Office on March 19, 1901, "named for Benjamin Carpenter, local rancher".[3]