Living in Ashland, MO: what to set up and who to call
Every home in Ashland is in ZIP code 65010. The nearest emergency room is in town: University of Missouri Health Care.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Ashland, 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 Ashland.
Power comes from Union Electric
Union Electric (Union Electric Co - (MO)), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Ashland. Its homes paid an average of 13.3¢ per kWh in 2025, about $137 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 Boone County Cons Pwsd 1
Boone County Cons Pwsd 1 supplies Ashland: about 55% of residents live in its service area. About 45% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water (EPA lists City of Columbia Utilities and Boone County Pwsd 4 as sellers) and serves 24,700 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 3.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.8 ppb. That’s higher than 84% 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. MO3024055.
8 home internet providers serve Ashland
100% of 1,984 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 91% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 92% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Socket Telecom | Fiber | 87% | 2,500/2,500 |
| Brightspeed | DSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless | 41% | 940/940 |
| Stimulus Technologies | Fixed wireless | 97% | 100/50 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 92% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 91% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Ashland depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Ashland, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayLook up your day on ashlandmo.us
- RecyclingEvery other week, WedCheck which week on ashlandmo.us →
- Bulky itemsCall to book
Accepted at the curb
- Paperboard
- Steel cans
- Cardboard
- Magazines
- Household plastics #1-7
- Aluminum foil
- Cereal boxes
- Paper
- Phonebooks
- Aluminum cans
From ashlandmo.us, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026, Amended: February 20th, 2024. 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.
Ashland is in Southern Boone County R-I 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 Oct 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ashland is in ZIP code 65010
ZIP codes where Ashland residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Ashland | ZIP’s residents in Ashland |
|---|---|---|---|
| 65010 | Ashland, MO | 100% | 66% |
A few homes fall in 65201.
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 Ashland
Who supplies Ashland’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Boone County Cons Pwsd 1 (EPA ID MO3024055). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.5 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Ashland?
Union Electric (Union Electric Co - (MO)), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Ashland?
Spectrum, Socket Telecom, Brightspeed, Stimulus Technologies, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Ashland?
65010. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Ashland in?
Southern Boone County R-I School District.
How do I register to vote in Ashland?
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 Boone. 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: Ashland’s own website (ashlandmo.us), read Oct 21, 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.