Photo: Caleb Long · CC BY-SA 2.5Living in Hulbert, OK: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2024 is still open for the Hulbert Pwa water system. Power in Hulbert comes from Lake Region Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Hulbert, 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 Hulbert.
Power comes from Lake Region Electric Coop
Lake Region Electric Coop (Lake Region Electric Coop, Inc - (OK)), a cooperative utility, serves all of Hulbert. Its homes paid an average of 13.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $154 a month (its average across Oklahoma).
Start or move service: www.lrecok.coop · (918) 772-2526
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Hulbert Pwa water system
The Hulbert Pwa water system supplies Hulbert: about 66% of residents live in its service area. Cherokee Co. RWD #11 serves another 35%. About 17% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water (EPA lists Cherokee Co. RWD #11 as seller) and serves 1,007 people in all.
2 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a surface water treatment requirement (Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule), a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), the latest beginning May 2025. 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 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 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. OK1021620.
3 home internet providers serve Hulbert
97% of 270 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 96% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Region Technology & Communications | Fiber | 95% | 2,500/2,500 |
| AT&T | DSL | 8% | 10/1 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 73% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Hulbert’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Hulbert.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Hulbert is in Hulbert 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.
Hulbert is in ZIP code 74441
ZIP codes where Hulbert residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Hulbert | ZIP’s residents in Hulbert |
|---|---|---|---|
| 74441 | Hulbert, OK | 100% | 9% |
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 Hulbert
Who supplies Hulbert’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Hulbert Pwa water system (EPA ID OK1021620). It reported 2 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a surface water treatment requirement (Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule), 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 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Hulbert?
Lake Region Electric Coop (Lake Region Electric Coop, Inc - (OK)), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 13.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Hulbert?
Lake Region Technology & Communications, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Hulbert?
74441. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Hulbert in?
Hulbert Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Hulbert?
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, Cherokee 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.