Living in Delaware, OK: what to set up and who to call
Elm Bend RWD Inc reported 19 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×17, disinfection byproducts (HAA5) ×2. 78% of systems its size reported none. Power in Delaware comes from Verdigris Valley Elec Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Delaware, 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 Delaware.
Power comes from Verdigris Valley Elec Coop
Verdigris Valley Elec Coop (Verdigris Valley Elec Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Delaware. 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 Elm Bend RWD Inc
Elm Bend RWD Inc supplies Delaware: about 77% of residents live in its service area. Delaware serves another 24%. About 4% 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 Nowata Municipal Authority as seller) and serves 600 people in all.
19 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×17, disinfection byproducts (HAA5) ×2, the latest beginning Apr 2025. 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jul–Dec 2024, was 1.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.4 ppb. That’s higher than 55% 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. OK3005309.
Which providers serve Delaware
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Delaware, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.
Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.
We don’t have Delaware’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Delaware.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Delaware is in Oklahoma Union 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.
Delaware is in ZIP code 74027
ZIP codes where Delaware residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Delaware | ZIP’s residents in Delaware |
|---|---|---|---|
| 74027 | Delaware, OK | 100% | 35% |
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 Delaware
Who supplies Delaware’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Elm Bend RWD Inc (EPA ID OK3005309). It reported 19 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×17, disinfection byproducts (HAA5) ×2. 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.1 ppb (Jul–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Delaware?
Verdigris Valley Elec Coop (Verdigris Valley Elec Coop Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 12.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in Delaware?
74027. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Delaware in?
Oklahoma Union Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Delaware?
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, Nowata 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): pending.