Woolaroc Ranch Historic District · Photo: Wolfgang Sauber · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Barnsdall, OK: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2024 is still open for Osage Co RWD # 5, which supplies Barnsdall. Power in Barnsdall comes from Verdigris Valley Elec Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Barnsdall, 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 Barnsdall.
Power comes from Verdigris Valley Elec Coop
Verdigris Valley Elec Coop (Verdigris Valley Elec Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Barnsdall. Its homes paid an average of 12.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $172 a month (its average across Oklahoma).
Start or move service: www.vvec.com · (918) 371-2584
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Osage Co RWD # 5
Osage Co RWD # 5 supplies Barnsdall: about 64% of residents live in its service area. About 36% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Barnsdall as seller) and serves 561 people in all.
40 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×27, disinfection byproducts (HAA5) ×12, a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), the latest beginning Jan 2026. 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people had none. 1 older violation is still open, since 2024: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), per EPA’s records.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 1.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 66% 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. OK3005721.
8 home internet providers serve Barnsdall
100% of 586 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 93% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vyve Broadband | Cable | 100% | 1,000/50 |
| Valor Telecommunications of Texas | Fiber, DSL | 92% | 2,000/2,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL, Fiber | 8% | 100/20 |
| Atlink Services | Fixed wireless | 99% | 100/20 |
| Osage Broadband | Fixed wireless | 99% | 100/20 |
| Wake Wireless | Fixed wireless | 99% | 500/200 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Barnsdall’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Barnsdall.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Barnsdall is in Barnsdall 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.
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.
Barnsdall is in ZIP code 74002
ZIP codes where Barnsdall residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Barnsdall | ZIP’s residents in Barnsdall |
|---|---|---|---|
| 74002 | Barnsdall, OK | 100% | 52% |
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 Barnsdall
Who supplies Barnsdall’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Osage Co RWD # 5 (EPA ID OK3005721). It reported 40 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×27, disinfection byproducts (HAA5) ×12, a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.7 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Barnsdall?
Verdigris Valley Elec Coop (Verdigris Valley Elec Coop Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 12.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Barnsdall?
Vyve Broadband, Valor Telecommunications of Texas, AT&T, Atlink Services, Osage Broadband, Wake Wireless (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Barnsdall?
74002. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Barnsdall in?
Barnsdall Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Barnsdall?
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, Osage 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.