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The Covington handbook

Living in Covington, OK: what to set up and who to call

Every home in Covington is in ZIP code 73730. The nearest emergency room is Stillwater Medical - Perry, 16 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Covington, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Covington.

Electricity

Power comes from OG&E

OG&E (Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Covington. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Covington water system

The Covington water system supplies almost all of Covington. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists Salt Fork Water Authority as seller) and serves 553 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile1.2 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 1.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 6.7 ppb. That’s higher than 57% 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. OK3002419.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Covington

100% of 288 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 98% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Pioneer Telephone CooperativeFiber, DSL100%1,000/1,000
VerizonFixed wireless83%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless81%100/20
Chisholm BroadbandFixed wireless24%100/40

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Covington’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Covington.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Covington or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Covington kids go to
PK–8Covington-Douglas EsCovington-Douglas Schools
9–12Covington-Douglas HSCovington-Douglas Schools

Covington is in Covington-Douglas 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.

Government & voting

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.

ZIP codes & area codes

Covington is in ZIP code 73730

ZIP codes where Covington residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of CovingtonZIP’s residents in Covington
73730Covington, OK100%72%
Area code580Wikidata

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Covington

Who supplies Covington’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The Covington water system (EPA ID OK3002419). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.2 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Covington?

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 Covington?

Pioneer Telephone Cooperative, Verizon, T-Mobile, Chisholm Broadband (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Covington?

73730. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Covington in?

Covington-Douglas Schools.

How do I register to vote in Covington?

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, Garfield 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.