Photo: Jphill19 · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Medicine Park, OK: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2024 is still open for Medicine Park, and its latest lead result (6.8 ppb) was higher than 94% of similar systems’, though under the 15 ppb action level. Power in Medicine Park comes from CKenergy Electric Cooperative, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Medicine Park, 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 Medicine Park.
Power comes from CKenergy Electric Cooperative
CKenergy Electric Cooperative (CKenergy Electric Cooperative), a cooperative utility, serves all of Medicine Park. 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 Medicine Park
Medicine Park supplies Medicine Park: about 86% of residents live in its service area. About 14% 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 Lawton as seller) and serves 382 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. 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 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 2023–Dec 2025, was 6.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 94% 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. OK3001603.
6 home internet providers serve Medicine Park
97% of 399 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 95% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine Park Telephone Company | Fiber, DSL | 97% | 1,000/300 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 13% | 300/20 |
| Rise Broadband | Fixed wireless | 7% | 100/20 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 5% | 300/100 |
| Southwest Oklahoma Telephone Company | Fixed wireless | 2% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 2% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Medicine Park’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Medicine Park.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Medicine Park (58%) is in Lawton Public Schools; parts are in Elgin Public Schools (42%).
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.
Medicine Park spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Medicine Park residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Medicine Park | ZIP’s residents in Medicine Park |
|---|---|---|---|
| 73557 | Medicine Park, OK | 67% | 93% |
| 73507 | Lawton, OK | 33% | 1% |
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 Medicine Park
Who supplies Medicine Park’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Medicine Park (EPA ID OK3001603). 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). 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 6.8 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Medicine Park?
CKenergy Electric Cooperative (CKenergy Electric Cooperative), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 13.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Medicine Park?
Medicine Park Telephone Company, Verizon, Rise Broadband, Nextlink, Southwest Oklahoma Telephone Company, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Medicine Park?
73557 (67%), 73507 (33%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Medicine Park in?
Lawton Public Schools. Parts of the city are in Elgin Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Medicine Park?
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: 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.