Photo: User:Wyattmj · CC BY 4.0Living in Bucklin, MO: what to set up and who to call
Trash goes out on Tuesdays in Bucklin, collected by RTS Waste Services LLC. Power in Bucklin comes from Macon Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Bucklin, 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 Bucklin.
Power comes from Macon Electric Coop
Macon Electric Coop (Macon Electric Coop), a cooperative utility, serves all of Bucklin. Its homes paid an average of 15.8¢ per kWh in 2025, about $166 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 Bucklin PWS
Bucklin PWS supplies Bucklin: about 93% of residents live in its service area. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Chariton Linn County Pwsd 3 as seller) and serves 408 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 2.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 78% 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. MO2010112.
1 home internet providers serve Bucklin
87% of 302 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 87% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chariton Valley Broadband | Fiber | 89% | 1,000/1,000 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Bucklin is Tuesday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Bucklin, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
- Bulky itemsOnce a month
From bucklinmo.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated © 2023 by The City of Bucklin. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Bucklin is in Bucklin R-II 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 Sep 2017; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Bucklin is in ZIP code 64631
ZIP codes where Bucklin residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Bucklin | ZIP’s residents in Bucklin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 64631 | Bucklin, MO | 100% | 49% |
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 Bucklin
Who supplies Bucklin’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Bucklin PWS (EPA ID MO2010112). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.6 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Bucklin?
Macon Electric Coop (Macon Electric Coop), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 15.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Bucklin?
Chariton Valley Broadband (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Bucklin?
64631. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Bucklin in?
Bucklin R-II School District.
How do I register to vote in Bucklin?
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 Linn. 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: Bucklin’s own website (bucklinmo.gov), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.