Photo: Jaboyce · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Freedom, OK: what to set up and who to call
Every home in Freedom is in ZIP code 73842. The ER is a drive from Freedom: the closest is Share Medical Center, 24.5 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Freedom, 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 Freedom.
Water comes from Freedom water system
The Freedom water system supplies Freedom: about 93% of residents live in its service area. Woodward Co RWD #1 serves another 17%. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists Woodward Co RWD #1 as seller) and serves 275 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–Jun 2026, was 3.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 10.0 ppb. That’s higher than 83% 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. OK3007601.
3 home internet providers serve Freedom
84% of 177 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pioneer Telephone Cooperative | DSL | 91% | 46/7 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 82% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 75% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Freedom’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Freedom.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Freedom is in Freedom 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.
Freedom is in ZIP code 73842
ZIP codes where Freedom residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Freedom | ZIP’s residents in Freedom |
|---|---|---|---|
| 73842 | Freedom, OK | 100% | 49% |
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 Freedom
Who supplies Freedom’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Freedom water system (EPA ID OK3007601). 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 3.1 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
What internet providers serve Freedom?
Pioneer Telephone Cooperative, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Freedom?
73842. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Freedom in?
Freedom Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Freedom?
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, Woods 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.
- 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.