Hedlund Motor Company Building · Photo: Crimsonedge34 · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Elk City, OK: what to set up and who to call
Power in Elk City comes from Northfork Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. For a library card, the closest branch is Elk City Carnegie Library, 1.9 miles out.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Elk City, 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 Elk City.
Power comes from Northfork Electric Coop
Northfork Electric Coop (Northfork Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Elk City.
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 Elk City water system
The Elk City water system supplies almost all of Elk City. It draws ground water and serves 10,510 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 1.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.4 ppb. That’s higher than 54% 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. OK2000501.
8 home internet providers serve Elk City
100% of 5,294 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 93% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sparklight | Cable | 100% | 1,000/50 |
| Dobson Fiber | Fiber | 92% | 10,000/10,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 65% | 100/20 |
| Bluepeak | Fiber | 53% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Plains Internet | Fixed wireless | 91% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 68% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Elk City’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Elk City.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Elk City (64%) is in Elk City Public Schools; parts are in Merritt Public Schools (27%) and Sayre Public Schools (10%).
A−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.
Elk City is in ZIP code 73644
ZIP codes where Elk City residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Elk City | ZIP’s residents in Elk City |
|---|---|---|---|
| 73644 | Elk City, OK | 100% | 81% |
73648 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.
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 Elk City
Who supplies Elk City’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Elk City water system (EPA ID OK2000501). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.3 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Elk City?
Northfork Electric Coop (Northfork Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility.
What internet providers serve Elk City?
Sparklight, Dobson Fiber, AT&T, Bluepeak, Plains Internet, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Elk City?
73644. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Elk City in?
Elk City Public Schools. Parts of the city are in Merritt Public Schools and Sayre Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Elk City?
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.