Photo: Americasroof · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Bethany, MO: what to set up and who to call
Bethany PWS reported 2 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: organic carbon removal (total organic carbon) ×2. 78% of systems its size reported none. Bethany runs its own electric utility, City of Bethany.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Bethany, 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 Bethany.
Power comes from City of Bethany
City of Bethany (City of Bethany - (MO)), a municipal utility, serves 79.2% of Bethany residents.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Bethany PWS
Bethany PWS supplies Bethany: about 94% of residents live in its service area. About 6% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 3,292 people in all.
2 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: organic carbon removal (total organic carbon) ×2, the latest beginning Apr 2026. 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 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.9 ppb. That’s higher than 66% 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. MO1010068.
5 home internet providers serve Bethany
100% of 1,493 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand River Mutual Telephone | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable, Fiber | 99% | 1,000/50 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 74% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 55% | 100/20 |
| Mid-States Services | Fixed wireless | 3% | 25/5 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Bethany’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Bethany.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Bethany is in South Harrison County R-II 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.
Bethany is in ZIP code 64424
ZIP codes where Bethany residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Bethany | ZIP’s residents in Bethany |
|---|---|---|---|
| 64424 | Bethany, MO | 100% | 70% |
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 Bethany
Who supplies Bethany’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Bethany PWS (EPA ID MO1010068). It reported 2 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: organic carbon removal (total organic carbon) ×2. 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.7 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Bethany?
City of Bethany (City of Bethany - (MO)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Bethany?
Grand River Mutual Telephone, Mediacom Xtream, Verizon, T-Mobile, Mid-States Services (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Bethany?
64424. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Bethany in?
South Harrison County R-II School District.
How do I register to vote in Bethany?
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 Harrison. 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.