Photo: Allen Gathman from Pocahontas, MO, USA · CC BY 2.0Living in Burfordville, MO: what to set up and who to call
Burfordville has no town government of its own, so Cape Girardeau County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Jackson R-II School District. Cape Girardeau County Pwsd 2 has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 5.1 ppb, was higher than 93% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15).
I’m new in town
What to set up in Burfordville, 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 Burfordville.
Power comes from Black River Electric Coop
Black River Electric Coop (Black River Electric Coop - (MO)), a cooperative utility, serves all of Burfordville. Its homes paid an average of 13.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $157 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 Cape Girardeau County Pwsd 2
Cape Girardeau County Pwsd 2 supplies almost all of Burfordville. It draws ground water and serves 2,913 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 5.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 93% 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. MO4024097.
Which providers serve Burfordville
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Burfordville, 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 Burfordville’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Burfordville.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Burfordville is in Jackson 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
Burfordville is unincorporated, so Cape Girardeau County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Burfordville is in ZIP code 63739
ZIP codes where Burfordville residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Burfordville | ZIP’s residents in Burfordville |
|---|---|---|---|
| 63739 | Burfordville, MO | 100% | 15% |
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 Burfordville
Who supplies Burfordville’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Cape Girardeau County Pwsd 2 (EPA ID MO4024097). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 5.1 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Burfordville?
Black River Electric Coop (Black River Electric Coop - (MO)), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 13.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in Burfordville?
63739. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Burfordville in?
Jackson R-II School District.
How do I register to vote in Burfordville?
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 Cape Girardeau. 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.