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

Tap water in Sentinel comes from Sentinel PWS, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result of 0.6 ppb. Power in Sentinel comes from CKenergy Electric Cooperative, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Sentinel, 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 Sentinel.

Electricity

Power comes from CKenergy Electric Cooperative

CKenergy Electric Cooperative (CKenergy Electric Cooperative), a cooperative utility, serves all of Sentinel. Its homes paid an average of 13.8¢ per kWh in 2025, about $138 a month (its average across Oklahoma).

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 Sentinel PWS

Sentinel PWS supplies almost all of Sentinel. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists Beckham Co RWD # 1 as seller) and serves 859 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.

Lead, 90th percentile0.6 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 0.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 56% 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. OK3007505.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Sentinel

100% of 427 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Pioneer Telephone CooperativeFiber, DSL100%1,000/1,000
NextlinkFixed wireless99%500/100
T-MobileFixed wireless72%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless66%300/20
Hudson Technology SolutionsFixed wireless43%500/250

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Sentinel’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Sentinel.

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

Sentinel kids go to
PK–8McMurray EsSentinel Public Schools
9–12Blanche Thomas HSSentinel Public Schools

Sentinel is in Sentinel Public Schools.

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

Sentinel is in ZIP code 73664

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of SentinelZIP’s residents in Sentinel
73664Sentinel, OK100%78%
Area code580Wikidata

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 Sentinel

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

Sentinel PWS (EPA ID OK3007505). 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 0.6 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Sentinel?

CKenergy Electric Cooperative (CKenergy Electric Cooperative), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 13.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Sentinel?

Pioneer Telephone Cooperative, Nextlink, T-Mobile, Verizon, Hudson Technology Solutions (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Sentinel?

73664. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Sentinel in?

Sentinel Public Schools.

How do I register to vote in Sentinel?

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, Washita 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.