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The Camdenton handbook

Living in Camdenton, MO: what to set up and who to call

Power in Camdenton comes from Laclede Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Camdenton has its own library, Camden County Library, at 89 Rodeo Road.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Camdenton, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Camdenton.

Electricity

Power comes from Laclede Electric Coop

Laclede Electric Coop (Laclede Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Camdenton. Its homes paid an average of 12.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $158 a month (its average across Missouri).

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Camdenton PWS

Camdenton PWS supplies Camdenton: about 87% of residents live in its service area. J Bar H Estates serves another 6%. About 5% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water (EPA lists Camden County Pwsd 2 as seller) and serves 3,960 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.

Lead, 90th percentile1.9 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 65% 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. MO3010130.

Internet

8 home internet providers serve Camdenton

100% of 1,503 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Co-Mo ConnectFiber100%1,000/1,000
SpectrumCable, Fiber90%1,000/50
AT&TFixed wireless, DSL66%100/20
Wave Internet TechnologiesFixed wireless100%100/100
VerizonFixed wireless86%300/20
Splash Wireless InternetFixed wireless85%200/25

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

Trash and recycling in Camdenton

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Camdenton, from the town’s own site.

Furniture, appliances and bulky itemsOnce a month

We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check camdentoncity.com →

From camdentoncity.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated October 1, 2020. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Camdenton kids go to
PK–2Dogwood ElementaryCamdenton R-III School District
3–4Hawthorn ElementaryCamdenton R-III School District
7–8Camdenton MiddleCamdenton R-III School District
9–12Camdenton HighCamdenton R-III School District

Camdenton is in Camdenton R-III School District.

B+School gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

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.

ZIP codes & area codes

Camdenton is in ZIP code 65020

ZIP codes where Camdenton residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of CamdentonZIP’s residents in Camdenton
65020Camdenton, MO100%28%
Area code573Wikidata

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Camdenton

Who supplies Camdenton’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

Camdenton PWS (EPA ID MO3010130). 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 1.9 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Camdenton?

Laclede Electric Coop (Laclede Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 12.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Camdenton?

Co-Mo Connect, Spectrum, AT&T, Wave Internet Technologies, Verizon, Splash Wireless Internet (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Camdenton?

65020. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Camdenton in?

Camdenton R-III School District.

How do I register to vote in Camdenton?

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 Camden. 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: Camdenton’s own website (camdentoncity.com), 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.