Living in Baker Township, MO: what to set up and who to call
Power in Baker Township comes from North Central MO Elec Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. For emergencies, Baker Township is closest to Pershing Memorial Hospital, 12.4 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Baker Township, 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 Baker Township.
Power comes from North Central MO Elec Coop
North Central MO Elec Coop (North Central MO Elec Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves 63.6% of Baker Township residents.
Start or move service: ncmec.coop
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Sullivan County Pwsd 1
Sullivan County Pwsd 1 supplies Baker Township: about 58% of residents live in its service area. Linn County Cons Pwsd 1 serves another 27%. Chariton Linn County Pwsd 3 serves another 15%. About 8% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists North Central Mo Regional Water Com as seller) and serves 4,412 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.0 ppb. That’s higher than 53% 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. MO2024594.
3 home internet providers serve Baker Township
88% of 141 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 88% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chariton Valley Broadband | Fiber | 72% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Chariton Valley Communication | Fiber | 13% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 21% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Baker Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Baker Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Baker Township (65%) is in Bucklin R-II School District; parts are in Brookfield R-III School District (27%) and Linn County R-I School District (8%).
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 Sep 2017; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Baker Township spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Baker Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Baker Township | ZIP’s residents in Baker Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 63557 | New Boston, MO | 68% | 47% |
| 64631 | Bucklin, MO | 19% | 4% |
| 64628 | Brookfield, MO | 13% | 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 Baker Township
Who supplies Baker Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Sullivan County Pwsd 1 (EPA ID MO2024594). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.1 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Baker Township?
North Central MO Elec Coop (North Central MO Elec Coop Inc), a cooperative utility.
What internet providers serve Baker Township?
Chariton Valley Broadband, Chariton Valley Communication, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Baker Township?
63557 (68%), 64631 (19%), 64628 (13%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Baker Township in?
Bucklin R-II School District. Parts of the city are in Brookfield R-III School District and Linn County R-I School District.
How do I register to vote in Baker Township?
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 Linn. 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.