Photo: Crimsonedge34 · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Lawton, OK: what to set up and who to call
Power in Lawton comes from Cotton Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Almost every address in Lawton can get fiber (93%, by the FCC’s map).
I’m new in town
What to set up in Lawton, 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 Lawton.
Power comes from Cotton Electric Coop
Cotton Electric Coop (Cotton Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Lawton. Its homes paid an average of 12.7¢ per kWh in 2025, about $164 a month (its average across Oklahoma).
Start or move service: www.cottonelectric.com · (580) 875-3351
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Lawton water system
The Lawton water system supplies Lawton: about 86% of residents live in its service area. Fort Sill Hqusafacfs serves another 10%. About 4% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 92,757 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2026, was 1.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 6.8 ppb. That’s higher than 59% 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. OK1011303.
10 home internet providers serve Lawton
99% of 30,512 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 93% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fidelity | Cable, Fiber | 99% | 1,000/50 |
| Bluepeak | Fiber, Cable | 88% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Dobson Fiber | Fiber | 80% | 10,000/10,000 |
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 58% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Oklahoma Fiber Network | Fiber | 25% | 1,000/300 |
| Southwest Oklahoma Telephone Company | Fixed wireless | 100% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Lawton depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Lawton, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayLook up your day on lawtonok.gov
- Bulky itemsOnce a month, day by address
City of Lawton Landfill
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
From lawtonok.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 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.
Most of Lawton (75%) is in Lawton Public Schools; parts are in Cache Public Schools (9%) and Bishop Public School (8%) and Flower Mound Public School (5%) and Geronimo Public Schools (4%).
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.
Lawton spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Lawton residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Lawton | ZIP’s residents in Lawton |
|---|---|---|---|
| 73505 | Lawton, OK | 49% | 95% |
| 73507 | Lawton, OK | 19% | 80% |
| 73501 | Lawton, OK | 19% | 90% |
| 73503 | Fort Sill, OK | 13% | 98% |
73502, 73506 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs with no homes.
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 Lawton
Who supplies Lawton’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Lawton water system (EPA ID OK1011303). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 90% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.6 ppb (Jan–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Lawton?
Cotton Electric Coop (Cotton Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 12.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Lawton?
Fidelity, Bluepeak, Dobson Fiber, AT&T, Oklahoma Fiber Network, Southwest Oklahoma Telephone Company (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Lawton?
73505 (49%), 73507 (19%), 73501 (19%), 73503 (13%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Lawton in?
Lawton Public Schools. Parts of the city are in Cache Public Schools and Bishop Public School and Flower Mound Public School and Geronimo Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Lawton?
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, Comanche 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: Lawton’s own website (lawtonok.gov), 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.