Provine Service Station · Photo: Batterup55 · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Hydro, OK: what to set up and who to call
The Hydro Pwa water system reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. Power in Hydro comes from CKenergy Electric Cooperative, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Hydro, 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 Hydro.
Power comes from CKenergy Electric Cooperative
CKenergy Electric Cooperative (CKenergy Electric Cooperative), a cooperative utility, serves all of Hydro. Its homes paid an average of 13.8¢ per kWh in 2025, about $138 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 Hydro Pwa water system
The Hydro Pwa water system supplies Hydro: about 35% of residents live in its service area. About 65% 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 1,060 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 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 6.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 95% of similar systems’ latest results.
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. OK2000812.
7 home internet providers serve Hydro
100% of 497 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hinton Telephone | DSL, Fiber | 100% | 1,000/500 |
| Optimum | Cable | 82% | 500/20 |
| Hinton CATV Company | Fixed wireless | 100% | 100/20 |
| Plains Internet | Fixed wireless | 100% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 89% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 55% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Hydro’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Hydro.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Hydro is in Hydro-Eakly 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.
Hydro is in ZIP code 73048
ZIP codes where Hydro residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Hydro | ZIP’s residents in Hydro |
|---|---|---|---|
| 73048 | Hydro, OK | 100% | 45% |
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 Hydro
Who supplies Hydro’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Hydro Pwa water system (EPA ID OK2000812). 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 6.4 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Hydro?
CKenergy Electric Cooperative (CKenergy Electric Cooperative), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 13.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Hydro?
Hinton Telephone, Optimum, Hinton CATV Company, Plains Internet, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Hydro?
73048. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Hydro in?
Hydro-Eakly Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Hydro?
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, Caddo 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.