Living in Burgess, MO: what to set up and who to call
Burgess has no town government of its own, so Barton County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Liberal R-II School District. Tap water in Burgess comes from Barton Dade Cedar Jasp Countycons 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.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Burgess, 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 Burgess.
Power comes from Evergy
Evergy (Evergy Missouri West), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Burgess. 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 Barton Dade Cedar Jasp Countycons Pwsd 1
Barton Dade Cedar Jasp Countycons Pwsd 1 supplies almost all of Burgess. It draws ground water and serves 9,523 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. MO5024023.
3 home internet providers serve Burgess
100% of 33 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Craw Kan Telephone Cooperative | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable | 45% | 1,000/50 |
| Net Vision Communications | Fixed wireless | 3% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Burgess’ trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Burgess.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Burgess is in Liberal 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
Burgess is unincorporated, so Barton 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.
Burgess is in ZIP code 64769
ZIP codes where Burgess residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Burgess | ZIP’s residents in Burgess |
|---|---|---|---|
| 64769 | Mindenmines, MO | 100% | 12% |
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 Burgess
Who supplies Burgess’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
Barton Dade Cedar Jasp Countycons Pwsd 1 (EPA ID MO5024023). 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 Burgess?
Evergy (Evergy Missouri West), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 12.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Burgess?
Craw Kan Telephone Cooperative, Mediacom Xtream, Net Vision Communications (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Burgess?
64769. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Burgess in?
Liberal R-II School District.
How do I register to vote in Burgess?
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 Barton. 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.