Living in Brimson, MO: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in Brimson comes from Grundy County Pwsd 1, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection. Grand River Mutual Telephone wires most of Brimson, and 100% of addresses can get fiber.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Brimson, 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 Brimson.
Power comes from Evergy
Evergy (Evergy Missouri West), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Brimson. Its homes paid an average of 12.1¢ per kWh in 2025, about $121 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 Grundy County Pwsd 1
Grundy County Pwsd 1 supplies almost all of Brimson. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Trenton Municipal Utilities PWS as seller) and serves 3,900 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 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. MO2024237.
1 home internet providers serve Brimson
100% of 45 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand River Mutual Telephone | DSL, Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Brimson’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Brimson.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Brimson is in Trenton R-IX 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.
Brimson is in ZIP code 64642
ZIP codes where Brimson residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Brimson | ZIP’s residents in Brimson |
|---|---|---|---|
| 64642 | Gilman City, MO | 100% | 7% |
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 Brimson
Who supplies Brimson’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Grundy County Pwsd 1 (EPA ID MO2024237). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Brimson?
Evergy (Evergy Missouri West), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 12.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Brimson?
Grand River Mutual Telephone (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Brimson?
64642. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Brimson in?
Trenton R-IX School District.
How do I register to vote in Brimson?
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 Grundy. 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.