Living in Buell, MO: what to set up and who to call
Buell has no town government of its own, so Montgomery County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Montgomery County R-II School District. The nearest emergency room is Hermann Area District Hospital, 23.5 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Buell, 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 Buell.
Power comes from Union Electric
Union Electric (Union Electric Co - (MO)), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Buell. 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 Monroe County Pwsd 2
Monroe County Pwsd 2 supplies almost all of Buell. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Clarence Cannon Wholesale Wtr Comm as seller) and serves 6,700 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 2024–Dec 2026, was 3.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.5 ppb. That’s higher than 85% 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. MO2024402.
Which providers serve Buell
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Buell, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.
Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.
We don’t have Buell’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Buell.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Buell is in Montgomery County 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Buell is unincorporated, so Montgomery County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Buell is in ZIP code 63361
ZIP codes where Buell residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Buell | ZIP’s residents in Buell |
|---|---|---|---|
| 63361 | Montgomery City, MO | 100% | 1% |
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 Buell
Who supplies Buell’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Monroe County Pwsd 2 (EPA ID MO2024402). 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 3.4 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Buell?
Union Electric (Union Electric Co - (MO)), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in Buell?
63361. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Buell in?
Montgomery County R-II School District.
How do I register to vote in Buell?
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 Montgomery. 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): pending.