Photo: John Phelan · CC BY 3.0Living in Sallisaw, OK: what to set up and who to call
Sallisaw runs its own electric utility, City of Sallisaw. The Sallisaw 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.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Sallisaw, 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 Sallisaw.
Power comes from City of Sallisaw
City of Sallisaw (City of Sallisaw - (OK)), a municipal utility, serves 89.7% of Sallisaw residents.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Sallisaw water system
The Sallisaw water system supplies Sallisaw: about 91% of residents live in its service area. Sequoyah Co. RWD #4 serves another 8%. About 4% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 8,510 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. 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 1.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 52% 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. OK1020206.
7 home internet providers serve Sallisaw
95% of 3,494 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 85% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optimum | Cable | 80% | 500/20 |
| DiamondNet | Fiber | 79% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Cookson Hills Connect | Fiber | 27% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 13% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 85% | 300/20 |
| 360 Broadband | Fixed wireless | 55% | 60/6 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Sallisaw is any weekday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Sallisaw, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (any weekday)Look up your day on sallisawok.org
- Bulky itemsCall to book
Sallisaw Municipal Landfill (Sallisaw Solid Waste Facility)
461902 E. 1101 Rd., Gans, OK 74936
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
From sallisawok.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Sallisaw (98%) is in Sallisaw Public Schools; parts are in Central Public Schools (2%).
B−School 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 Feb 2018; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Sallisaw is in ZIP code 74955
ZIP codes where Sallisaw residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Sallisaw | ZIP’s residents in Sallisaw |
|---|---|---|---|
| 74955 | Sallisaw, OK | 100% | 59% |
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 Sallisaw
Who supplies Sallisaw’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Sallisaw water system (EPA ID OK1020206). 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). 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.1 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Sallisaw?
City of Sallisaw (City of Sallisaw - (OK)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Sallisaw?
Optimum, DiamondNet, Cookson Hills Connect, AT&T, Verizon, 360 Broadband (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Sallisaw?
74955. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Sallisaw in?
Sallisaw Public Schools. Parts of the city are in Central Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Sallisaw?
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: Sallisaw’s own website (sallisawok.org), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.