Photo: Peter Greenberg · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Hardesty, OK: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in Hardesty comes from Hardesty Utilities, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 23% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection. Power in Hardesty comes from Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (OK), a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Hardesty, 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 Hardesty.
Power comes from Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (OK)
Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (OK) (Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (OK)), a cooperative utility, serves all of Hardesty. Its homes paid an average of 15.9¢ per kWh in 2025, about $112 a month (its average across Oklahoma).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Hardesty Utilities
Hardesty Utilities supplies almost all of Hardesty. It draws ground water and serves 277 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 2022–Dec 2024, 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. OK2007004.
2 home internet providers serve Hardesty
100% of 104 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Panhandle Telephone | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 31% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Hardesty’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Hardesty.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Hardesty is in Hardesty 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.
Hardesty is in ZIP code 73944
ZIP codes where Hardesty residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Hardesty | ZIP’s residents in Hardesty |
|---|---|---|---|
| 73944 | Hardesty, OK | 100% | 54% |
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 Hardesty
Who supplies Hardesty’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Hardesty Utilities (EPA ID OK2007004). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Hardesty?
Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (OK) (Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (OK)), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 15.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Hardesty?
Panhandle Telephone, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Hardesty?
73944. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Hardesty in?
Hardesty Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Hardesty?
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, Texas 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.