Photo: Nils Huenerfuerst · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Tulsa, OK: what to set up and who to call
Power in Tulsa comes from Lake Region Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Most homes in Tulsa have two wired internet choices, Cox Communications and AT&T.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Tulsa, 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 Tulsa.
Power comes from Lake Region Electric Coop
Lake Region Electric Coop (Lake Region Electric Coop, Inc - (OK)), a cooperative utility, serves 70.6% of Tulsa residents. Its homes paid an average of 13.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $154 a month (its average across Oklahoma).
Start or move service: www.lrecok.coop · (918) 772-2526
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Tulsa water system
The Tulsa water system supplies Tulsa: about 97% of residents live in its service area. It draws surface water and serves 413,000 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 84 systems serving 250,001–500,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2026, was 1.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.7 ppb. That’s higher than 53% 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. OK1020418.
6 home internet providers serve Tulsa
97% of 137,266 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 62% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cox Communications | Cable, Fiber | 94% | 2,000/100 |
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 86% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Valor Telecommunications of Texas | Fiber, DSL | 7% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 84% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 59% | 100/20 |
| The Junction Internet | Fixed wireless | 3% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Tulsa is any weekday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Tulsa, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (any weekday)The town’s pickup schedule (PDF)
Accepted at the curb
- Aluminum & Steel Cans
- Paper & Cardboard
- Plastic bottles and jugs
- Glass jars and bottles
- Empty aluminum or steel cans
- Empty plastic bottles of all colors, including water, soda, milk and detergent
- Empty glass bottles and food jars of all colors
From cityoftulsa.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026; pages dated 2020. 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 Tulsa (67%) is in Tulsa Public Schools; parts are in Jenks Public Schools (11%) and Union Public Schools (10%) and Broken Arrow Public Schools (5%) and Catoosa Public Schools (4%).
DSchool 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 Oct 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Tulsa spans 22 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Tulsa residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Tulsa | ZIP’s residents in Tulsa |
|---|---|---|---|
| 74133 | Tulsa, OK | 11% | 93% |
| 74136 | Tulsa, OK | 7% | 100% |
| 74137 | Tulsa, OK | 7% | 100% |
| 74105 | Tulsa, OK | 6% | 100% |
| 74115 | Tulsa, OK | 6% | 100% |
| 74134 | Tulsa, OK | 6% | 100% |
| 74112 | Tulsa, OK | 5% | 100% |
| 74135 | Tulsa, OK | 5% | 100% |
| 74129 | Tulsa, OK | 5% | 100% |
| 74145 | Tulsa, OK | 4% | 100% |
| 74106 | Tulsa, OK | 4% | 100% |
| 74146 | Tulsa, OK | 4% | 100% |
| 74114 | Tulsa, OK | 4% | 100% |
| 74110 | Tulsa, OK | 4% | 100% |
| 74107 | Tulsa, OK | 3% | 73% |
| 74128 | Tulsa, OK | 3% | 100% |
| 74127 | Tulsa, OK | 3% | 83% |
| 74104 | Tulsa, OK | 3% | 100% |
| 74132 | Tulsa, OK | 2% | 71% |
| 74126 | Tulsa, OK | 2% | 75% |
| 74108 | Tulsa, OK | 2% | 82% |
| 74120 | Tulsa, OK | 1% | 100% |
A few homes fall in 74119, 74103, 74116, 74171, 74130, 74012, 74008, 74055, 74015, 74117, 74073, 74070, 74021. 74101, 74102, 74121, 74141, 74147, 74148, 74149, 74150, 74152, 74153, 74155, 74156, 74157, 74158, 74159, 74169, 74170, 74172, 74182, 74186, 74187, 74192, 74193 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs 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 Tulsa
Who supplies Tulsa’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Tulsa water system (EPA ID OK1020418). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 86% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.5 ppb (Jan–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Tulsa?
Lake Region Electric Coop (Lake Region Electric Coop, Inc - (OK)), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 13.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Tulsa?
Cox Communications, AT&T, Valor Telecommunications of Texas, Verizon, T-Mobile, The Junction Internet (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Tulsa?
74133 (11%), 74136 (7%), 74137 (7%), 74105 (6%), 74115 (6%), 74134 (6%), 74112 (5%), 74135 (5%), 74129 (5%), 74145 (4%), 74106 (4%), 74146 (4%), 74114 (4%), 74110 (4%), 74107 (3%), 74128 (3%), 74127 (3%), 74104 (3%), 74132 (2%), 74126 (2%), 74108 (2%), 74120 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Tulsa in?
Tulsa Public Schools. Parts of the city are in Jenks Public Schools and Union Public Schools and Broken Arrow Public Schools and Catoosa Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Tulsa?
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, Tulsa 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: Tulsa’s own website (cityoftulsa.org), read Oct 23, 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.