Photo: Paltron · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Garvin, OK: what to set up and who to call
The Garvin water system reported 3 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (HAA5) ×2, disinfection byproducts (TTHM). 77% of systems its size reported none. Power in Garvin comes from Choctaw Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Garvin, 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 Garvin.
Power comes from Choctaw Electric Coop
Choctaw Electric Coop (Choctaw Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Garvin. Its homes paid an average of 13.7¢ per kWh in 2025, about $165 a month (its average across Oklahoma).
Start or move service: www.choctawelectric.com · (580) 326-6486
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Garvin water system
The Garvin water system supplies Garvin: about 92% of residents live in its service area. About 5% 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 Broken Bow Pwa and Mccurtain Co. RWD #7 as sellers) and serves 150 people in all.
3 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (HAA5) ×2, disinfection byproducts (TTHM), the latest beginning Oct 2025. 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. OK3004809.
Which providers serve Garvin
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Garvin, 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 Garvin’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Garvin.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Garvin is in Forest Grove Public School.
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.
Garvin spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Garvin residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Garvin | ZIP’s residents in Garvin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 74736 | Garvin, OK | 67% | 12% |
| 74745 | Idabel, OK | 33% | 1% |
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 Garvin
Who supplies Garvin’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Garvin water system (EPA ID OK3004809). It reported 3 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (HAA5) ×2, disinfection byproducts (TTHM). 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Garvin?
Choctaw Electric Coop (Choctaw Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 13.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in Garvin?
74736 (67%), 74745 (33%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Garvin in?
Forest Grove Public School.
How do I register to vote in Garvin?
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, McCurtain 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.