Living in Okeene, OK: what to set up and who to call
Okeene runs its own electric utility, Okeene Public Works Authority. North Blaine Water Corp has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 11.6 ppb, was higher than 98% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15).
I’m new in town
What to set up in Okeene, 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 Okeene.
Power comes from Okeene Public Works Authority
Okeene Public Works Authority (Okeene Public Works Authority), a municipal utility, serves all of Okeene.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from North Blaine Water Corp
North Blaine Water Corp supplies Okeene: about 16% of residents live in its service area. Okeene serves another 5%. About 79% 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 960 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, was 11.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 98% 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. OK2000606.
5 home internet providers serve Okeene
100% of 629 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pioneer Telephone Cooperative | Fiber, DSL | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 87% | 300/20 |
| Chisholm Broadband | Fixed wireless | 70% | 100/40 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 62% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 39% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Okeene’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Okeene.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Okeene is in Okeene Public Schools.
BSchool 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 Dec 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Okeene is in ZIP code 73763
ZIP codes where Okeene residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Okeene | ZIP’s residents in Okeene |
|---|---|---|---|
| 73763 | Okeene, OK | 100% | 76% |
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 Okeene
Who supplies Okeene’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
North Blaine Water Corp (EPA ID OK2000606). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 11.6 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Okeene?
Okeene Public Works Authority (Okeene Public Works Authority), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Okeene?
Pioneer Telephone Cooperative, Verizon, Chisholm Broadband, Nextlink, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Okeene?
73763. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Okeene in?
Okeene Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Okeene?
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, Blaine 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.