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The Minco handbook

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

The Minco water system reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. Power in Minco comes from CKenergy Electric Cooperative, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Minco, 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 Minco.

Electricity

Power comes from CKenergy Electric Cooperative

CKenergy Electric Cooperative (CKenergy Electric Cooperative), a cooperative utility, serves all of Minco. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Minco water system

The Minco water system supplies Minco: about 53% of residents live in its service area. Grady Co RWD #6 serves another 9%. About 40% 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 1,632 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. 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people had none.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, 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. OK2002610.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Minco

100% of 768 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 90% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Dobson FiberFiber90%10,000/10,000
AT&TDSL, Fixed wireless25%10/1
Atlink ServicesFixed wireless100%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless76%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless70%100/20
NextlinkFixed wireless33%500/100

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Minco’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Minco.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Minco or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Minco kids go to
PK–5Minco EsMinco Public Schools
6–8Minco MSMinco Public Schools
9–12Minco HSMinco Public Schools

Minco is in Minco Public Schools.

A−School 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 Feb 2018; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.

ZIP codes & area codes

Minco is in ZIP code 73059

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of MincoZIP’s residents in Minco
73059Minco, OK100%56%
Area code405Wikidata

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 Minco

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

The Minco water system (EPA ID OK2002610). 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). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Minco?

CKenergy Electric Cooperative (CKenergy Electric Cooperative), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 13.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Minco?

Dobson Fiber, AT&T, Atlink Services, Verizon, T-Mobile, Nextlink (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Minco?

73059. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Minco in?

Minco Public Schools.

How do I register to vote in Minco?

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, Grady 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.