Photo: Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Broken Bow, OK: what to set up and who to call
Mccurtain Co. RWD #8 (Mt. Fork Water) has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 7.9 ppb, was higher than 97% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). Power in Broken Bow comes from Choctaw Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Broken Bow, 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 Broken Bow.
Power comes from Choctaw Electric Coop
Choctaw Electric Coop (Choctaw Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Broken Bow. Its homes paid an average of 13.7¢ per kWh in 2025, about $165 a month (its average across Oklahoma).
Start or move service: www.choctawelectric.com · (580) 326-6486
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Mccurtain Co. RWD #8 (Mt. Fork Water)
Mccurtain Co. RWD #8 (Mt. Fork Water) supplies Broken Bow: about 51% of residents live in its service area. About 48% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water (EPA lists Broken Bow Pwa as seller) and serves 5,685 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, was 7.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 97% 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. OK1010207.
1 home internet providers serve Broken Bow
100% of 1,757 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Telephone Company | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Broken Bow’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Broken Bow.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Broken Bow (92%) is in Broken Bow Public Schools; parts are in Lukfata Public School (8%).
C+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.
Broken Bow is in ZIP code 74728
ZIP codes where Broken Bow residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Broken Bow | ZIP’s residents in Broken Bow |
|---|---|---|---|
| 74728 | Broken Bow, OK | 100% | 38% |
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 Broken Bow
Who supplies Broken Bow’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Mccurtain Co. RWD #8 (Mt. Fork Water) (EPA ID OK1010207). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 7.9 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Broken Bow?
Choctaw Electric Coop (Choctaw Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 13.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Broken Bow?
Pine Telephone Company (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Broken Bow?
74728. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Broken Bow in?
Broken Bow Public Schools. Parts of the city are in Lukfata Public School.
How do I register to vote in Broken Bow?
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, McCurtain 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.