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The Blodgett handbook

Living in Blodgett, MO: what to set up and who to call

Tap water in most of Blodgett comes from Scott County Pwsd 4, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection. Children in Blodgett attend Scott County R-IV School District.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Blodgett, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Blodgett.

Electricity

Power comes from Union Electric

Union Electric (Union Electric Co - (MO)), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Blodgett. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Scott County Pwsd 4

Scott County Pwsd 4 supplies Blodgett: 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 Sikeston PWS as seller) and serves 3,150 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.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.

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. MO4021566.

Internet

3 home internet providers serve Blodgett

96% of 88 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 11% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable92%1,000/1,000
GoSEMOFiber18%1,000/1,000
AT&TFixed wireless5%25/3

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Blodgett’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Blodgett.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Blodgett or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Blodgett kids go to
PK–5Scott Co. Elem.in Benton
6–8Scott Co. Middlein Benton
9–12Thomas W. Kelly Highin Benton

Blodgett is in Scott County R-IV 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.

Government & voting

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.

ZIP codes & area codes

Blodgett spans 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes where Blodgett residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of BlodgettZIP’s residents in Blodgett
63824Blodgett, MO93%100%
63801Sikeston, MO7%0%

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Blodgett

Who supplies Blodgett’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

Scott County Pwsd 4 (EPA ID MO4021566). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Blodgett?

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 Blodgett?

Spectrum, GoSEMO, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Blodgett?

63824 (93%), 63801 (7%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Blodgett in?

Scott County R-IV School District.

How do I register to vote in Blodgett?

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 Scott. 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.