Cole Chapel School · Photo: 25or6to4 · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Adamson, OK: what to set up and who to call
Adamson RWD #8 reported 21 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×21. 80% of systems its size reported none. Adamson has no town government of its own, so Pittsburg County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Hartshorne Public Schools.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Adamson, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.
Power, water and internet
Who to call to start service at a new address in Adamson.
Power comes from Kiamichi Electric Coop
Kiamichi Electric Coop (Kiamichi Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Adamson. Its homes paid an average of 13.9¢ per kWh in 2025, about $153 a month (its average across Oklahoma).
Start or move service: www.kiamichielectric.org · (918) 465-2338
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Adamson RWD #8
Adamson RWD #8 supplies almost all of Adamson. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Pittsburg Co. Water Authority as seller) and serves 4,221 people in all.
21 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×21, the latest beginning Oct 2024. 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 6.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 95% of similar systems’ latest results.
The system’s full record: EPA ECHO report
EPA SDWIS via Envirofacts (violations pulled Oct 9, 2026) and ECHO (lead samples, 2026Q3); service area: EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3.0. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. OK3006112.
Which providers serve Adamson
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Adamson, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.
Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.
We don’t have Adamson’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Adamson.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Adamson is in Hartshorne Public Schools.
Test scores and every school: see Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
No town hall: the county runs things
Adamson is unincorporated, so Pittsburg County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Dec 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Adamson is in ZIP code 74547
ZIP codes where Adamson residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Adamson | ZIP’s residents in Adamson |
|---|---|---|---|
| 74547 | Hartshorne, OK | 100% | 2% |
Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.
Getting around, the ER and the library
One line each; the subject pages have the rest.
ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Adamson
Who supplies Adamson’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Adamson RWD #8 (EPA ID OK3006112). It reported 21 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×21. 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 6.4 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Adamson?
Kiamichi Electric Coop (Kiamichi Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 13.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in Adamson?
74547. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Adamson in?
Hartshorne Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Adamson?
In Oklahoma you can register online until 25 days before Election Day, in person until 25 days before Election Day, or by mail (received 25 days before). Elections here are run by the Secretary, Pittsburg County Election Board. Check your registration at okvoterportal.okelections.us.
Sources & dates
Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.
- Water: EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts, pulled Oct 9, 2026), ECHO SDWA 2026Q3, EPA CWS Service Area Boundaries v3.0.
- Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
- Trash: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
- ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
- Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
- Registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
- Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
- Internet (FCC): pending.