Photo: Rowen Hansen · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Adrian, MO: what to set up and who to call
Trash goes out on Fridays in Adrian. Tap water in Adrian comes from Adrian PWS, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Adrian, 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 Adrian.
Power comes from Evergy
Evergy (Evergy Missouri West), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Adrian. Its homes paid an average of 12.1¢ per kWh in 2025, about $121 a month (its average across Missouri).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Adrian PWS
Adrian PWS supplies almost all of Adrian. It draws surface water and serves 1,635 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. MO1010001.
7 home internet providers serve Adrian
100% of 766 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fidelity | Fiber | 99% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 41% | 100/20 |
| Conexon Connect | Fiber | 8% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Wisper | Fixed wireless | 93% | 400/30 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 88% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 57% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Adrian is Friday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Adrian, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
Accepted at the curb
- Cardboard
- Glass
- Paper
- Plastic Type 1
- Plastic Type 2
- Magazines
- Aluminum
From cityofadrianmo.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 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.
Adrian is in Adrian R-III School District.
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 Aug 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Adrian is in ZIP code 64720
ZIP codes where Adrian residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Adrian | ZIP’s residents in Adrian |
|---|---|---|---|
| 64720 | Adrian, MO | 100% | 45% |
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 Adrian
Who supplies Adrian’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Adrian PWS (EPA ID MO1010001). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Adrian?
Evergy (Evergy Missouri West), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 12.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Adrian?
Fidelity, AT&T, Conexon Connect, Wisper, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Adrian?
64720. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Adrian in?
Adrian R-III School District.
How do I register to vote in Adrian?
In Missouri you can register online until 27 days before Election Day, in person until 27 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 27 days before). Elections here are run by the Bates. Check your registration at voteroutreach.sos.mo.gov.
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: Adrian’s own website (cityofadrianmo.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 Nov 18, 2024 (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.