Photo: Fletcherspears · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Stillwater, OK: what to set up and who to call
Stillwater Utilities Authority reported 5 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: organic carbon removal (total organic carbon) ×3, a surface water treatment requirement (Surface Water Treatment Rule) ×2. 90% of systems its size reported none. Stillwater runs its own electric utility, Stillwater Utilities Authority; its homes paid 13.8¢ per kWh in 2025.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Stillwater, 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 Stillwater.
Power comes from Stillwater Utilities Authority
Stillwater Utilities Authority (Stillwater Utilities Authority), a municipal utility, serves 96.2% of Stillwater residents. Its homes paid an average of 13.8¢ per kWh in 2025, about $121 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 Stillwater Utilities Authority
Stillwater Utilities Authority supplies Stillwater: about 93% of residents live in its service area. About 7% 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 53,000 people in all.
5 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: organic carbon removal (total organic carbon) ×3, a surface water treatment requirement (Surface Water Treatment Rule) ×2, the latest beginning Feb 2023. 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2026, was 2.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.0 ppb. That’s higher than 77% 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. OK1021220.
9 home internet providers serve Stillwater
93% of 14,491 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 84% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optimum | Cable | 91% | 940/35 |
| Bluepeak | Fiber | 81% | 5,000/5,000 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber | 77% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Chickasaw Telecommunications Services | DSL | 58% | 10/1 |
| Centranet | Fiber | 6% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 77% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Stillwater is any weekday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Stillwater, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (any weekday)Look up your day on stillwaterok.gov
- RecyclingEvery week
- Bulky itemsCall to book
Convenience Collection Center
807 S. Perkins Rd.
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
- Paper
- Metal Cans
- Paperboard Cans
- Cardboard
From stillwaterok.gov, 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 Stillwater (99%) is in Stillwater Public Schools.
ASchool 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.
Stillwater spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Stillwater residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Stillwater | ZIP’s residents in Stillwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| 74074 | Stillwater, OK | 53% | 80% |
| 74075 | Stillwater, OK | 43% | 84% |
| 74077 | Stillwater, OK | 3% | 100% |
A few homes fall in 74078. 74076 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 Stillwater
Who supplies Stillwater’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Stillwater Utilities Authority (EPA ID OK1021220). It reported 5 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: organic carbon removal (total organic carbon) ×3, a surface water treatment requirement (Surface Water Treatment Rule) ×2. 90% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.6 ppb (Jan–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Stillwater?
Stillwater Utilities Authority (Stillwater Utilities Authority), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 13.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Stillwater?
Optimum, Bluepeak, AT&T, Chickasaw Telecommunications Services, Centranet, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Stillwater?
74074 (53%), 74075 (43%), 74077 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Stillwater in?
Stillwater Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Stillwater?
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, Payne 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: Stillwater’s own website (stillwaterok.gov), 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.