Living in Altamont, MO: what to set up and who to call
Power in Altamont comes from Farmers Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. For a library card, the closest branch is Daviess County Library, 6.8 miles out.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Altamont, 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 Altamont.
Power comes from Farmers Electric Coop
Farmers Electric Coop (Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (MO)), a cooperative utility, serves all of Altamont. Its homes paid an average of 13.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $155 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 Daviess County Pwsd 1
Daviess County Pwsd 1 supplies Altamont: about 52% of residents live in its service area. About 48% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists Pattonsburg PWS as seller) and serves 2,165 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 2024–Dec 2026, was 1.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 61% 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. MO1024186.
6 home internet providers serve Altamont
96% of 113 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 85% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windstream Missouri | DSL, Fixed wireless | 95% | 200/20 |
| Mid-States Services | Fiber | 83% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Internet and Communication Associates of Northern Missouri | Fixed wireless | 100% | 50/10 |
| Mercury Fiber | Fixed wireless | 47% | 150/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 20% | 25/3 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 8% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Altamont’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Altamont.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Altamont is in Gallatin 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 May 2022; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Altamont is in ZIP code 64620
ZIP codes where Altamont residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Altamont | ZIP’s residents in Altamont |
|---|---|---|---|
| 64620 | Altamont, MO | 100% | 35% |
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 Altamont
Who supplies Altamont’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Daviess County Pwsd 1 (EPA ID MO1024186). 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 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Altamont?
Farmers Electric Coop (Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (MO)), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 13.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Altamont?
Windstream Missouri, Mid-States Services, Internet and Communication Associates of Northern Missouri, Mercury Fiber, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Altamont?
64620. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Altamont in?
Gallatin R-V School District.
How do I register to vote in Altamont?
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 Daviess. 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.