Living in Velma, OK: what to set up and who to call
Power in Velma comes from Cotton Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Wired internet is thin in Velma: the FCC’s map has 53% of addresses able to get it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Velma, 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 Velma.
Power comes from Cotton Electric Coop
Cotton Electric Coop (Cotton Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Velma. Its homes paid an average of 12.7¢ per kWh in 2025, about $164 a month (its average across Oklahoma).
Start or move service: www.cottonelectric.com · (580) 875-3351
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Stephens Co Rw&sd #1
Stephens Co Rw&sd #1 supplies Velma: about 82% of residents live in its service area. About 18% 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 960 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 60% 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. OK2006906.
6 home internet providers serve Velma
62% of 289 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windstream Oklahoma | DSL | 55% | 100/20 |
| 360 Broadband | Fixed wireless | 86% | 200/50 |
| Rise Broadband | Fixed wireless | 30% | 50/10 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 10% | 25/3 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 4% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 3% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Velma’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Velma.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Velma is in Velma-Alma Public Schools.
Test scores and every school: see 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 Aug 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Velma is in ZIP code 73491
ZIP codes where Velma residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Velma | ZIP’s residents in Velma |
|---|---|---|---|
| 73491 | Velma, OK | 100% | 79% |
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 Velma
Who supplies Velma’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Stephens Co Rw&sd #1 (EPA ID OK2006906). 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 1.4 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Velma?
Cotton Electric Coop (Cotton Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 12.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Velma?
Windstream Oklahoma, 360 Broadband, Rise Broadband, T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Velma?
73491. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Velma in?
Velma-Alma Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Velma?
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, Stephens 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.