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The Pumpkin Hollow handbook

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

Pumpkin Hollow has no town government of its own, so Cherokee County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Briggs Public School. Cherokee Co. RWD #8 (Briggs) reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (TTHM), beginning Apr 2022.

Pumpkin Hollow has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Cherokee County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Pumpkin Hollow’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Pumpkin Hollow, 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 Pumpkin Hollow.

Electricity

Power comes from Lake Region Electric Coop

Lake Region Electric Coop (Lake Region Electric Coop, Inc - (OK)), a cooperative utility, serves all of Pumpkin Hollow. Its homes paid an average of 13.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $154 a month (its average across Oklahoma).

Start or move service: www.lrecok.coop · (918) 772-2526

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 Cherokee Co. RWD #8 (Briggs)

Cherokee Co. RWD #8 (Briggs) supplies Pumpkin Hollow: about 23% of residents live in its service area. About 77% 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 Tahlequah Pwa as seller) and serves 413 people in all.

1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM), beginning Apr 2022. 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people had none.

Lead, 90th percentile1.7 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 1.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 67% 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. OK3001118.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Pumpkin Hollow

96% of 91 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 96% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Lake Region Technology & CommunicationsFiber66%2,500/2,500
OzarksGoFiber31%2,500/2,500
T-MobileFixed wireless57%100/20
Cross WirelessFixed wireless29%50/10
AT&TFixed wireless10%25/3

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Pumpkin Hollow’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Pumpkin Hollow.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on filePumpkin Hollow has no town government of its own, so look for trash and recycling rules on the county’s site.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Pumpkin Hollow kids go to
PK–8Briggs Public Schoolin Tahlequah

Pumpkin Hollow is in Briggs Public School.

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

No town hall: the county runs things

Pumpkin Hollow is unincorporated, so Cherokee County is the local government.

Local governmentCherokee CountyPumpkin Hollow is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereSecretary, Cherokee County Election BoardElections here are run by Cherokee County (county election office). Its listing was last updated in 2018, so we don’t show its contacts: check okvoterportal.okelections.us.FVAP, Feb 2018
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placeokvoterportal.okelections.usThe state’s voter lookup

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

Pumpkin Hollow spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Pumpkin HollowZIP’s residents in Pumpkin Hollow
74457Proctor, OK56%21%
74464Tahlequah, OK44%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 Pumpkin Hollow

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

Cherokee Co. RWD #8 (Briggs) (EPA ID OK3001118). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM). 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.7 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Pumpkin Hollow?

Lake Region Electric Coop (Lake Region Electric Coop, Inc - (OK)), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 13.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Pumpkin Hollow?

Lake Region Technology & Communications, OzarksGo, T-Mobile, Cross Wireless, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Pumpkin Hollow?

74457 (56%), 74464 (44%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Pumpkin Hollow in?

Briggs Public School.

How do I register to vote in Pumpkin Hollow?

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, Cherokee 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.