Photo: kennethaw88 · CC BY 4.0Living in Shawnee, OK: what to set up and who to call
Shawnee Municipal Authority reported 5 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: organic carbon removal (total organic carbon) ×5. 83% of systems its size reported none. Shawnee has its own library, Shawnee Public Library, at 101 N. Philadelphia.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Shawnee, 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 Shawnee.
Power comes from OG&E
OG&E (Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Shawnee. Its homes paid an average of 12.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $131 a month (its average across Oklahoma).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Shawnee Municipal Authority
Shawnee Municipal Authority supplies almost all of Shawnee. It draws surface water and serves 29,990 people in all.
5 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: organic carbon removal (total organic carbon) ×5, the latest beginning Jan 2026. 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 2.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 78% 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. OK1020504.
7 home internet providers serve Shawnee
100% of 12,434 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 86% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vyve Broadband | Cable | 97% | 2,000/50 |
| Bluepeak | Fiber | 78% | 5,000/5,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 31% | 100/20 |
| CVEC Fiber | Fiber | 9% | 2,400/2,400 |
| Atlink Services | Fixed wireless | 68% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 65% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Shawnee depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Shawnee, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayFind your street’s day on shawneeok.org →
- Bulky itemsOnce a month
Shawnee Transfer Station
700 E. 45th Street, Shawnee, OK
- Mon8 am–5 pm
- Tue8 am–5 pm
- Wed8 am–5 pm
- Thu8 am–5 pm
- Fri8 am–5 pm
- Sat8 am–noon
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
- Paper Bags
- Paperboard
- Magazines & Catalogs
- Phone Books
- Junk Mail
- Newspaper
- Office Paper
- Steel & Tin Cans
- Aluminum Cans
- Kitchen Cookware
From shawneeok.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 11/01/2024. 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 Shawnee (41%) is in Shawnee Public Schools; parts are in North Rock Creek Public School (18%) and Bethel Public Schools (16%) and Grove Public School (11%) and Dale Public Schools (9%) and McLoud Public Schools (2%) and Pleasant Grove Public School (2%).
CSchool 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 Jun 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Shawnee spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Shawnee residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Shawnee | ZIP’s residents in Shawnee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 74801 | Shawnee, OK | 51% | 73% |
| 74804 | Shawnee, OK | 49% | 69% |
A few homes fall in 74873. 74802 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.
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 Shawnee
Who supplies Shawnee’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Shawnee Municipal Authority (EPA ID OK1020504). It reported 5 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: organic carbon removal (total organic carbon) ×5. 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.8 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Shawnee?
OG&E (Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 12.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Shawnee?
Vyve Broadband, Bluepeak, AT&T, CVEC Fiber, Atlink Services, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Shawnee?
74801 (51%), 74804 (49%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Shawnee in?
Shawnee Public Schools. Parts of the city are in North Rock Creek Public School and Bethel Public Schools and Grove Public School and Dale Public Schools and McLoud Public Schools and Pleasant Grove Public School.
How do I register to vote in Shawnee?
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, Pottawatomie 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: Shawnee’s own website (shawneeok.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.