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

Power in Thomas comes from CKenergy Electric Cooperative, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. For an emergency, Weatherford Regional Hospital, Inc of Weatherford is the closest ER, 15.9 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Thomas, 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 Thomas.

Electricity

Power comes from CKenergy Electric Cooperative

CKenergy Electric Cooperative (CKenergy Electric Cooperative), a cooperative utility, serves all of Thomas. 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 Thomas water system

The Thomas water system supplies Thomas: about 73% of residents live in its service area. About 27% 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 1,238 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.

Lead, 90th percentile2.5 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 2.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 5.9 ppb. 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. OK2002001.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Thomas

100% of 609 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Pioneer Telephone CooperativeFiber, DSL100%1,000/1,000
VerizonFixed wireless88%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless82%25/3
AT&TFixed wireless59%25/3
Hudson Technology SolutionsFixed wireless33%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 Thomas’ trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Thomas.

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

Thomas kids go to
PK–6Thomas EsThomas-Fay-Custer Unified Schools
7–9Thomas-Fay-Custer Unified JHSThomas-Fay-Custer Unified Schools
10–12Thomas-Fay-Custer Unified HSThomas-Fay-Custer Unified Schools

Thomas is in Thomas-Fay-Custer Unified Schools.

ASchool gradeSee 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

Thomas is in ZIP code 73669

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of ThomasZIP’s residents in Thomas
73669Thomas, OK100%73%
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 Thomas

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

The Thomas water system (EPA ID OK2002001). 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 2.5 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Thomas?

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

What internet providers serve Thomas?

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

What ZIP codes are in Thomas?

73669. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Thomas in?

Thomas-Fay-Custer Unified Schools.

How do I register to vote in Thomas?

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, Custer 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.