Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Living in Hooker, OK: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in most of Hooker comes from the Hooker water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection. Power in Hooker 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 Hooker, 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 Hooker.
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 Hooker. 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 Hooker water system
The Hooker water system supplies Hooker: about 85% of residents live in its service area. About 15% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 1,788 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 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. OK2007006.
4 home internet providers serve Hooker
100% of 812 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 | 82% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 75% | 100/20 |
| IdeaTek | Fixed wireless | 25% | 100/10 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Hooker is any weekday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Hooker, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (any weekday)
Hooker City Landfill
South Highway 94, Hooker OK
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
From hookeroklahoma.net, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Hooker is in Hooker Public Schools.
CSchool gradeSee 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.
Hooker is in ZIP code 73945
ZIP codes where Hooker residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Hooker | ZIP’s residents in Hooker |
|---|---|---|---|
| 73945 | Hooker, OK | 100% | 66% |
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 Hooker
Who supplies Hooker’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Hooker water system (EPA ID OK2007006). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% 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 Hooker?
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 Hooker?
Panhandle Telephone, Verizon, T-Mobile, IdeaTek (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Hooker?
73945. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Hooker in?
Hooker Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Hooker?
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: Hooker’s own website (hookeroklahoma.net), read Oct 22, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.