Photo: Americasroof · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Albany, MO: what to set up and who to call
Albany runs its own electric utility, City of Albany. Thursday is trash day in Albany; Porter Trash Service collects.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Albany, 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 Albany.
Power comes from City of Albany
City of Albany (City of Albany - (MO)), a municipal utility, serves all of Albany.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Albany PWS
Albany PWS supplies almost all of Albany. It draws ground water and serves 2,100 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a bacteria testing requirement (Revised Total Coliform Rule), beginning May 2024. 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 1.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 69% 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. MO1010006.
6 home internet providers serve Albany
100% of 881 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Fiber | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable, Fiber | 99% | 1,000/50 |
| Windstream Missouri | DSL | 88% | 200/20 |
| Grand River Mutual Telephone | Fiber | 10% | 1,000/1,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 81% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 55% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Albany is Thursday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Albany, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
- RecyclingEvery other week, Tue · which week: albanymo.net
Nodaway County Recycling
1320 N Main, Maryville, MO
From albanymo.net, 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.
Albany is in Albany 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 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Albany is in ZIP code 64402
ZIP codes where Albany residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Albany | ZIP’s residents in Albany |
|---|---|---|---|
| 64402 | Albany, MO | 100% | 76% |
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 Albany
Who supplies Albany’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Albany PWS (EPA ID MO1010006). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a bacteria testing requirement (Revised Total Coliform Rule). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.9 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Albany?
City of Albany (City of Albany - (MO)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Albany?
United Fiber, Mediacom Xtream, Windstream Missouri, Grand River Mutual Telephone, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Albany?
64402. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Albany in?
Albany R-III School District.
How do I register to vote in Albany?
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 Gentry. 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: Albany’s own website (albanymo.net), 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.