Central National Bank · Photo: Zeugzeug · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Alva, OK: what to set up and who to call
Woods County RWD # 3 has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 5.4 ppb, was higher than 92% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). Share Medical Center, 0.4 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Alva, 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 Alva.
Power comes from OG&E
OG&E (Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Alva. Its homes paid an average of 12.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $131 a month (its average across Oklahoma).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Woods County RWD # 3
Woods County RWD # 3 supplies Alva: about 35% of residents live in its service area. Alva serves another 8%. About 56% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists Alva and Waynoka as sellers) and serves 356 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 5.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 92% 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. OK3007605.
7 home internet providers serve Alva
100% of 2,512 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optimum | Cable | 88% | 940/35 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless | 18% | 25/3 |
| KanOkla Communications | Fixed wireless | 100% | 100/20 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 83% | 800/400 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 77% | 300/20 |
| Chisholm Broadband | Fixed wireless | 71% | 100/40 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Alva’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Alva.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Alva is in Alva Public Schools.
A−School gradeSee Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
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.
Alva is in ZIP code 73717
ZIP codes where Alva residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Alva | ZIP’s residents in Alva |
|---|---|---|---|
| 73717 | Alva, OK | 100% | 72% |
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 Alva
Who supplies Alva’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Woods County RWD # 3 (EPA ID OK3007605). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 5.4 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Alva?
OG&E (Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 12.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Alva?
Optimum, AT&T, KanOkla Communications, Nextlink, Verizon, Chisholm Broadband (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Alva?
73717. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Alva in?
Alva Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Alva?
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, Woods 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 National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.