Living in McCurtain, OK: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2024 is still open for Mccurtain Municipal Authority, which supplies McCurtain. Power in McCurtain comes from Cookson Hills Elec Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in McCurtain, 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 McCurtain.
Power comes from Cookson Hills Elec Coop
Cookson Hills Elec Coop (Cookson Hills Elec Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of McCurtain. Its homes paid an average of 15.7¢ per kWh in 2025, about $182 a month (its average across Oklahoma).
Start or move service: www.cooksonhills.com · (918) 967-4614
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Mccurtain Municipal Authority
Mccurtain Municipal Authority supplies McCurtain: about 27% of residents live in its service area. About 73% 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 Poteau Valley Improvement Authority as seller) and serves 560 people in all.
25 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×21, disinfection byproducts (HAA5) ×3, a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), the latest beginning Apr 2026. 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 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 2026–Dec 2028, 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. OK3003101.
2 home internet providers serve McCurtain
91% of 212 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 6% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross Telephone Company | DSL | 100% | 100/20 |
| Cookson Hills Connect | Fiber | 8% | 1,000/1,000 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have McCurtain’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in McCurtain.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
McCurtain is in McCurtain 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 Dec 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
McCurtain is in ZIP code 74944
ZIP codes where McCurtain residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of McCurtain | ZIP’s residents in McCurtain |
|---|---|---|---|
| 74944 | Mccurtain, OK | 100% | 35% |
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 McCurtain
Who supplies McCurtain’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Mccurtain Municipal Authority (EPA ID OK3003101). It reported 25 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×21, disinfection byproducts (HAA5) ×3, 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 2026–Dec 2028), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in McCurtain?
Cookson Hills Elec Coop (Cookson Hills Elec Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 15.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve McCurtain?
Cross Telephone Company, Cookson Hills Connect (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in McCurtain?
74944. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is McCurtain in?
McCurtain Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in McCurtain?
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, Haskell 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.