Living in Carter, OK: what to set up and who to call
Power in Carter comes from Northfork Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. The closest ER is Great Plains Regional Medical Center, 14.2 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Carter, 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 Carter.
Power comes from Northfork Electric Coop
Northfork Electric Coop (Northfork Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Carter.
Start or move service: www.nfecoop.com · (580) 928-3366
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Carter water system
The Carter water system supplies almost all of Carter. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists Beckham Co RWD # 1 as seller) and serves 330 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 1.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 67% 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. OK3000501.
3 home internet providers serve Carter
100% of 133 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pioneer Telephone Cooperative | Fiber, DSL | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Plains Internet | Fixed wireless | 100% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 24% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Carter’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Carter.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Carter (75%) is in Merritt Public Schools; parts are in Sentinel Public Schools (25%).
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.
Carter is in ZIP code 73627
ZIP codes where Carter residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Carter | ZIP’s residents in Carter |
|---|---|---|---|
| 73627 | Carter, OK | 100% | 33% |
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 Carter
Who supplies Carter’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Carter water system (EPA ID OK3000501). 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 1.6 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Carter?
Northfork Electric Coop (Northfork Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility.
What internet providers serve Carter?
Pioneer Telephone Cooperative, Plains Internet, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Carter?
73627. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Carter in?
Merritt Public Schools. Parts of the city are in Sentinel Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Carter?
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, Beckham 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.