Living in Agency, MO: what to set up and who to call
Most mail in Agency goes to 64401 (92% of residents), one of 2 ZIP codes in town. Most of Agency has one wired internet choice: Optimum.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Agency, 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 Agency.
Power comes from Evergy
Evergy (Evergy Missouri West), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Agency. 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 Mo American St Joseph water system
The Mo American St Joseph water system supplies Agency: about 36% of residents live in its service area. About 64% 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 89,171 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 3.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 81% 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. MO1010714.
9 home internet providers serve Agency
95% of 251 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 9% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optimum | Cable | 73% | 940/35 |
| United Fiber | Fiber | 11% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless | 6% | 25/3 |
| Mercury Fiber | Fixed wireless | 84% | 150/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 26% | 100/20 |
| Wisper | Fixed wireless | 26% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Agency’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Agency.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Agency is in Mid-Buchanan County R-V School District.
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 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Agency spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Agency residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Agency | ZIP’s residents in Agency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 64401 | Agency, MO | 92% | 40% |
| 64507 | Saint Joseph, MO | 8% | 0% |
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 Agency
Who supplies Agency’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Mo American St Joseph water system (EPA ID MO1010714). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 90% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Agency?
Evergy (Evergy Missouri West), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 12.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Agency?
Optimum, United Fiber, AT&T, Mercury Fiber, T-Mobile, Wisper (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Agency?
64401 (92%), 64507 (8%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Agency in?
Mid-Buchanan County R-V School District.
How do I register to vote in Agency?
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 Buchanan. 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: 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 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.