Photo: Xnatedawgx · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Coalgate, OK: what to set up and who to call
Power in Coalgate comes from People's Electric Cooperative, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Coalgate - Coal County Public Library, at 115 W. Ohio, is the library in town.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Coalgate, 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 Coalgate.
Power comes from People's Electric Cooperative
People's Electric Cooperative (People's Electric Cooperative), a cooperative utility, serves all of Coalgate. Its homes paid an average of 15.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $217 a month (its average across Oklahoma).
Start or move service: www.peopleselectric.coop · (580) 332-3031
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Roundhill RWD #4
Roundhill RWD #4 supplies Coalgate: about 43% of residents live in its service area. Coalgate Pwa serves another 34%. About 22% 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 Coalgate Pwa as seller) and serves 219 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 2021–Dec 2023, was 1.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 60% 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. OK3001504.
6 home internet providers serve Coalgate
98% of 945 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vyve Broadband | Cable | 92% | 1,000/50 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless | 28% | 25/3 |
| Rise Broadband | Fixed wireless | 87% | 25/5 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 70% | 500/200 |
| 360 Broadband | Fixed wireless | 12% | 60/6 |
| Chisholm Broadband | Fixed wireless | 3% | 100/40 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Coalgate
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Coalgate, from the town’s own site.
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check cityofcoalgate.com →
From cityofcoalgate.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Coalgate is in Coalgate Public Schools.
B−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 Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Coalgate is in ZIP code 74538
ZIP codes where Coalgate residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Coalgate | ZIP’s residents in Coalgate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 74538 | Coalgate, OK | 100% | 44% |
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 Coalgate
Who supplies Coalgate’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Roundhill RWD #4 (EPA ID OK3001504). 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 1.1 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Coalgate?
People's Electric Cooperative (People's Electric Cooperative), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 15.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Coalgate?
Vyve Broadband, AT&T, Rise Broadband, Nextlink, 360 Broadband, Chisholm Broadband (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Coalgate?
74538. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Coalgate in?
Coalgate Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Coalgate?
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, Coal 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: Coalgate’s own website (cityofcoalgate.com), read Oct 23, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.