Photo: Drbjsb · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Friendship, OK: what to set up and who to call
Jackson Co Water Corp reported 17 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×16, a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions). 78% of systems its size reported none. Power in Friendship comes from Southwest Rural Elec Assn, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Friendship, 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 Friendship.
Power comes from Southwest Rural Elec Assn
Southwest Rural Elec Assn (Southwest Rural Elec Assn Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Friendship.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Jackson Co Water Corp
Jackson Co Water Corp supplies almost all of Friendship. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Altus as seller) and serves 2,662 people in all.
17 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×16, a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), the latest beginning Apr 2026. 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 2.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 77% 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. OK2003306.
Which providers serve Friendship
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Friendship, 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 Friendship’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Friendship.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Friendship is in Navajo 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 Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Friendship is in ZIP code 73521
ZIP codes where Friendship residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Friendship | ZIP’s residents in Friendship |
|---|---|---|---|
| 73521 | Altus, OK | 100% | 0% |
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 Friendship
Who supplies Friendship’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Jackson Co Water Corp (EPA ID OK2003306). It reported 17 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×16, a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.4 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Friendship?
Southwest Rural Elec Assn (Southwest Rural Elec Assn Inc), a cooperative utility.
What ZIP codes are in Friendship?
73521. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Friendship in?
Navajo Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Friendship?
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, Jackson 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.