Photo: duggar11 · CC BY 2.0Living in Sulphur, OK: what to set up and who to call
Every home in Sulphur is in ZIP code 73086. Most homes in Sulphur have two wired internet choices, Chickasaw Telephone Company and Sparklight.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Sulphur, 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 Sulphur.
Power comes from OG&E
OG&E (Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Sulphur. 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 Sulphur water system
The Sulphur water system supplies Sulphur: about 97% of residents live in its service area. About 3% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 4,929 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 57% 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. OK2005001.
6 home internet providers serve Sulphur
100% of 2,397 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 88% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chickasaw Telephone Company | DSL, Fiber | 100% | 1,000/500 |
| Sparklight | Cable | 94% | 1,000/50 |
| Arbuckle Communications | Fixed wireless | 90% | 400/100 |
| Atlink Services | Fixed wireless | 85% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 67% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 34% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Sulphur’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Sulphur.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Sulphur is in Sulphur Public Schools.
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.
Sulphur is in ZIP code 73086
ZIP codes where Sulphur residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Sulphur | ZIP’s residents in Sulphur |
|---|---|---|---|
| 73086 | Sulphur, OK | 100% | 60% |
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 Sulphur
Who supplies Sulphur’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Sulphur water system (EPA ID OK2005001). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.3 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Sulphur?
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 Sulphur?
Chickasaw Telephone Company, Sparklight, Arbuckle Communications, Atlink Services, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Sulphur?
73086. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Sulphur in?
Sulphur Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Sulphur?
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, Murray 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.