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The Jenks handbook

Living in Jenks, OK: what to set up and who to call

Most mail in Jenks goes to 74037 (89% of residents), one of 2 ZIP codes in town. For emergencies, Jenks is closest to Oklahoma Surgical Hospital, 2.9 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Jenks, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Jenks.

Electricity

Power comes from OG&E

OG&E (Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Jenks. Its homes paid an average of 12.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $131 a month (its average across Oklahoma).

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Jenks Pwa water system

The Jenks Pwa water system supplies Jenks: about 91% of residents live in its service area. About 5% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Tulsa as seller) and serves 16,924 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile1.1 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 1.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 51% 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. OK3007201.

Internet

7 home internet providers serve Jenks

98% of 9,449 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 77% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Cox CommunicationsCable, Fiber94%2,000/100
AT&TFiber, DSL, Fixed wireless92%5,000/5,000
BTC BroadbandFiber, DSL12%1,000/1,000
Bixby TelephoneFiber, DSL12%1,000/1,000
ecoLinkFiber12%1,000/1,000
VerizonFixed wireless90%300/20

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

Trash and recycling in Jenks

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Jenks, from the town’s own site.

How trash works hereTown’s haulerAmerican Waste Control picks up at the curb for every homejenks.com
What goes in the recycling bin

Accepted at the curb

  • Aluminum Cans
  • Cardboard
  • Paper (including phone books)
  • Plastics
  • Steel Cans

We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check jenks.com →

From jenks.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026-09-27. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Jenks kids go to
PK–4Jenks West EsJenks Public Schools
7–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Jenks HSJenks Public Schools

Most of Jenks (69%) is in Jenks Public Schools; parts are in Bixby Public Schools (28%) and Glenpool Public Schools (4%).

ASchool gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Oct 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.

ZIP codes & area codes

Jenks spans 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes where Jenks residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of JenksZIP’s residents in Jenks
74037Jenks, OK89%97%
74008Bixby, OK11%9%

A few homes fall in 74132.

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Jenks

Who supplies Jenks’ drinking water, and has it had violations?

The Jenks Pwa water system (EPA ID OK3007201). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.1 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Jenks?

OG&E (Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 12.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Jenks?

Cox Communications, AT&T, BTC Broadband, Bixby Telephone, ecoLink, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Jenks?

74037 (89%), 74008 (11%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Jenks in?

Jenks Public Schools. Parts of the city are in Bixby Public Schools and Glenpool Public Schools.

How do I register to vote in Jenks?

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, Tulsa 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: Jenks’ own website (jenks.com), read Oct 21, 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.