Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0Living in Birch Tree, MO: what to set up and who to call
Power in Birch Tree comes from Howell-Oregon Elec Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. The closest ER is Mercy St. Francis Hospital, 11.6 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Birch Tree, 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 Birch Tree.
Power comes from Howell-Oregon Elec Coop
Howell-Oregon Elec Coop (Howell-Oregon Elec Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Birch Tree. Its homes paid an average of 13.1¢ per kWh in 2025, about $150 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 Birch Tree PWS
Birch Tree PWS supplies Birch Tree: about 88% of residents live in its service area. About 12% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 679 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 1.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.2 ppb. That’s higher than 67% 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. MO4010072.
6 home internet providers serve Birch Tree
100% of 305 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 97% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| GigFire | Fiber | 96% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Brightspeed | DSL | 18% | 40/3 |
| Wave Internet Technologies | Fixed wireless | 100% | 100/100 |
| Wisper | Fixed wireless | 97% | 400/30 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 74% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 24% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Birch Tree’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Birch Tree.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Birch Tree is in Mountain View-Birch Tree R-III 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 Aug 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Birch Tree is in ZIP code 65438
ZIP codes where Birch Tree residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Birch Tree | ZIP’s residents in Birch Tree |
|---|---|---|---|
| 65438 | Birch Tree, MO | 100% | 21% |
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 Birch Tree
Who supplies Birch Tree’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Birch Tree PWS (EPA ID MO4010072). 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 1.7 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Birch Tree?
Howell-Oregon Elec Coop (Howell-Oregon Elec Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 13.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Birch Tree?
GigFire, Brightspeed, Wave Internet Technologies, Wisper, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Birch Tree?
65438. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Birch Tree in?
Mountain View-Birch Tree R-III School District.
How do I register to vote in Birch Tree?
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 Shannon. 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.