Gate School · Photo: 25or6to4 · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Gate, OK: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2024 is still open for Beaver Co RWD #2 (Gate). Power in Gate comes from Northwestern Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Gate, 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 Gate.
Power comes from Northwestern Electric Coop
Northwestern Electric Coop (Northwestern Electric Coop Inc - (OK)), a cooperative utility, serves all of Gate. Its homes paid an average of 16.8¢ per kWh in 2025, about $150 a month (its average across Oklahoma).
Start or move service: www.nwecok.coop · (580) 256-7425
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Beaver Co RWD #2 (Gate)
Beaver Co RWD #2 (Gate) supplies almost all of Gate. It draws ground water and serves 87 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 people had none. 1 older violation is still open, since 2024: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), per EPA’s records.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–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. OK2000405.
2 home internet providers serve Gate
100% of 65 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Panhandle Telephone | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 14% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Gate’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Gate.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Gate is in Laverne 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.
Gate is in ZIP code 73844
ZIP codes where Gate residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Gate | ZIP’s residents in Gate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 73844 | Gate, OK | 100% | 31% |
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 Gate
Who supplies Gate’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Beaver Co RWD #2 (Gate) (EPA ID OK2000405). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Gate?
Northwestern Electric Coop (Northwestern Electric Coop Inc - (OK)), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 16.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Gate?
Panhandle Telephone, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Gate?
73844. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Gate in?
Laverne Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Gate?
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, Beaver 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.