Photo: en:User:Wroller; retouched by Kbh3rd · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Bolivar, MO: what to set up and who to call
Power in Bolivar comes from Southwest Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Windstream Missouri is the only wired internet provider that reaches most of Bolivar.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Bolivar, 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 Bolivar.
Power comes from Southwest Electric Coop
Southwest Electric Coop (Southwest Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Bolivar. Its homes paid an average of 12.3¢ 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 Liberty Utilities Bolivar
Liberty Utilities Bolivar supplies almost all of Bolivar. It draws ground water and serves 11,000 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 1.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 51% 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. MO5010085.
6 home internet providers serve Bolivar
92% of 3,848 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 45% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windstream Missouri | DSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless | 97% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Total HighSpeed Internet Solutions | Fixed wireless | 100% | 30/10 |
| WON Communications | Fixed wireless | 99% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 89% | 300/20 |
| Wisper | Fixed wireless | 73% | 400/30 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 32% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Bolivar’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Bolivar.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Bolivar (99%) is in Bolivar 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 Aug 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Bolivar is in ZIP code 65613
ZIP codes where Bolivar residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Bolivar | ZIP’s residents in Bolivar |
|---|---|---|---|
| 65613 | Bolivar, MO | 100% | 60% |
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 Bolivar
Who supplies Bolivar’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Liberty Utilities Bolivar (EPA ID MO5010085). 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 1.2 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Bolivar?
Southwest Electric Coop (Southwest Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 12.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Bolivar?
Windstream Missouri, Total HighSpeed Internet Solutions, WON Communications, Verizon, Wisper, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Bolivar?
65613. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Bolivar in?
Bolivar R-I School District.
How do I register to vote in Bolivar?
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 Polk. 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.