Photo: Matthew Zisi · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Kaw City, OK: what to set up and who to call
Power in Kaw City comes from Kay Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Valor Telecommunications of Texas is the only wired internet provider that reaches most of Kaw City.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Kaw City, 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 Kaw City.
Power comes from Kay Electric Coop
Kay Electric Coop (Kay Electric Coop), a cooperative utility, serves all of Kaw City. Its homes paid an average of 14.8¢ per kWh in 2025, about $150 a month (its average across Oklahoma).
Start or move service: www.kayelectric.coop · (580) 363-1260
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Kaw City Water Authority
Kaw City Water Authority supplies Kaw City: about 14% of residents live in its service area. About 86% 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 372 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–Jun 2026, was 2.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 6.8 ppb. That’s higher than 78% 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. OK2003605.
4 home internet providers serve Kaw City
49% of 267 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valor Telecommunications of Texas | DSL | 100% | 200/20 |
| Chisholm Broadband | Fixed wireless | 63% | 100/40 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 55% | 25/3 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 34% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Kaw City’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Kaw City.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Kaw City (97%) is in Shidler Public Schools; parts are in Kildare Public School (3%).
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.
Kaw City spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Kaw City residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Kaw City | ZIP’s residents in Kaw City |
|---|---|---|---|
| 74641 | Kaw City, OK | 97% | 50% |
| 74647 | Newkirk, OK | 3% | 0% |
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 Kaw City
Who supplies Kaw City’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Kaw City Water Authority (EPA ID OK2003605). 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 2.6 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Kaw City?
Kay Electric Coop (Kay Electric Coop), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 14.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Kaw City?
Valor Telecommunications of Texas, Chisholm Broadband, AT&T, Nextlink (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Kaw City?
74641 (97%), 74647 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Kaw City in?
Shidler Public Schools. Parts of the city are in Kildare Public School.
How do I register to vote in Kaw City?
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, Kay 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.