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The Osage handbook

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

An EPA health-based violation from 2024 is still open for the Osage Pwa water system. Power in Osage comes from Indian Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Osage, 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 Osage.

Electricity

Power comes from Indian Electric Coop

Indian Electric Coop (Indian Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Osage. Its homes paid an average of 13.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $175 a month (its average across Oklahoma).

Start or move service: www.iecok.com · (918) 295-9500

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 Osage Pwa water system

The Osage Pwa water system supplies almost all of Osage. It draws ground water and serves 275 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.

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

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, 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. OK2005701.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Osage

100% of 106 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 3% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Cimarron Telephone CompanyDSL, Fiber100%100/20
Atlink ServicesFixed wireless100%100/20
Osage BroadbandFixed wireless100%100/20
AirLink Internet ServicesFixed wireless80%40/20
VerizonFixed wireless15%25/6

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Osage’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Osage.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Osage 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.

Osage kids go to
PK–82 schoolsDepends on your address
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Most of Osage (69%) is in Prue Public Schools; parts are in Cleveland Public Schools (31%).

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.

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

Osage spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of OsageZIP’s residents in Osage
74054Osage, OK97%23%
74035Hominy, OK3%0%

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 Osage

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

The Osage Pwa water system (EPA ID OK2005701). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Osage?

Indian Electric Coop (Indian Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 13.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Osage?

Cimarron Telephone Company, Atlink Services, Osage Broadband, AirLink Internet Services, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Osage?

74054 (97%), 74035 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Osage in?

Prue Public Schools. Parts of the city are in Cleveland Public Schools.

How do I register to vote in Osage?

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, Osage 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.