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Living in Alex, OK: what to set up and who to call

The Alex water system reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. Power in Alex comes from Oklahoma Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Alex, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Alex.

Electricity

Power comes from Oklahoma Electric Coop

Oklahoma Electric Coop (Oklahoma Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Alex. Its homes paid an average of 12.9¢ per kWh in 2025, about $162 a month (its average across Oklahoma).

Start or move service: www.okcoop.org · (405) 321-2024

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Alex water system

The Alex water system supplies almost all of Alex. It draws ground water and serves 635 people in all.

1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people had none.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2024, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.

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. OK2002603.

Internet

Which providers serve Alex

Data pending · D4

This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Alex, 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.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Alex’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Alex.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Alex or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Alex kids go to
PK–8Alex EsAlex Public Schools
9–12Alex HSAlex Public Schools

Alex is in Alex 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.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Feb 2018; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.

ZIP codes & area codes

Alex spans 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes where Alex residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of AlexZIP’s residents in Alex
73002Alex, OK96%48%
73011Bradley, OK3%4%

A few homes fall in 73067.

Area code405Wikidata

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Alex

Who supplies Alex’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The Alex water system (EPA ID OK2002603). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Alex?

Oklahoma Electric Coop (Oklahoma Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 12.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What ZIP codes are in Alex?

73002 (96%), 73011 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Alex in?

Alex Public Schools.

How do I register to vote in Alex?

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, Grady 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.