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The Redbird Smith handbook

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

Redbird Smith has no town government of its own, so Sequoyah County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Vian Public Schools. Tap water in most of Redbird Smith comes from Sequoyah Co. RWD #5, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection.

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

I’m new in town

What to set up in Redbird Smith, 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 Redbird Smith.

Electricity

Power comes from Cookson Hills Elec Coop

Cookson Hills Elec Coop (Cookson Hills Elec Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Redbird Smith. Its homes paid an average of 15.7¢ per kWh in 2025, about $182 a month (its average across Oklahoma).

Start or move service: www.cooksonhills.com · (918) 967-4614

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 Sequoyah Co. RWD #5

Sequoyah Co. RWD #5 supplies Redbird Smith: about 88% of residents live in its service area. About 9% 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 Gore Pwa as seller) and serves 1,075 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.

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

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jul–Dec 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.0 ppb. 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. OK1021775.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Redbird Smith

99% of 326 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 99% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Cookson Hills ConnectFiber99%1,000/1,000
Cross Telephone CompanyDSL38%100/20
Oklahoma WindstreamDSL10%100/20
T-MobileFixed wireless14%25/3
VerizonFixed wireless14%25/6
AT&TFixed wireless6%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 Redbird Smith’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Redbird Smith.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileRedbird Smith 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.

Redbird Smith kids go to
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Most of Redbird Smith (50%) is in Vian Public Schools; parts are in Gore Public Schools (48%).

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

Redbird Smith is unincorporated, so Sequoyah County is the local government.

Local governmentSequoyah CountyRedbird Smith is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereSecretary, Sequoyah County Election BoardElections here are run by Sequoyah 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

Redbird Smith spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Redbird SmithZIP’s residents in Redbird Smith
74435Gore, OK84%16%
74962Vian, OK16%2%

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 Redbird Smith

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

Sequoyah Co. RWD #5 (EPA ID OK1021775). 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 0.0 ppb (Jul–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Redbird Smith?

Cookson Hills Elec Coop (Cookson Hills Elec Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 15.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Redbird Smith?

Cookson Hills Connect, Cross Telephone Company, Oklahoma Windstream, T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Redbird Smith?

74435 (84%), 74962 (16%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Redbird Smith in?

Vian Public Schools. Parts of the city are in Gore Public Schools.

How do I register to vote in Redbird Smith?

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, Sequoyah 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.