Photo: Paul Sableman from St. Louis, MO · CC BY 2.0Living in Bonne Terre, MO: what to set up and who to call
Bonne Terre PWS has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 12.9 ppb, was higher than 99% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). The closest ER is Parkland Health Center - Bonne Terre, 2 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Bonne Terre, 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 Bonne Terre.
Power comes from Union Electric
Union Electric (Union Electric Co - (MO)), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Bonne Terre. 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.
Water comes from Bonne Terre PWS
Bonne Terre PWS supplies Bonne Terre: about 65% of residents live in its service area. About 35% 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 3,537 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 2022–Dec 2024, was 12.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 99% 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. MO4010087.
4 home internet providers serve Bonne Terre
99% of 1,699 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 94% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless | 14% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 88% | 300/20 |
| Wisper | Fixed wireless | 62% | 400/30 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Bonne Terre’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Bonne Terre.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Bonne Terre is in North St. Francis County R-I School District.
DSchool 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 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Bonne Terre is in ZIP code 63628
ZIP codes where Bonne Terre residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Bonne Terre | ZIP’s residents in Bonne Terre |
|---|---|---|---|
| 63628 | Bonne Terre, MO | 100% | 42% |
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 Bonne Terre
Who supplies Bonne Terre’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Bonne Terre PWS (EPA ID MO4010087). 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 12.9 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Bonne Terre?
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 Bonne Terre?
Spectrum, AT&T, Verizon, Wisper (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Bonne Terre?
63628. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Bonne Terre in?
North St. Francis County R-I School District.
How do I register to vote in Bonne Terre?
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 St. Francois. 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.