Photo: Drowzy at English Wikipedia · Public domainLiving in Cape Girardeau, MO: what to set up and who to call
Cape Girardeau runs its own transfer station at 2055 Corporate Circle; OpenStreetMap lists it open Mon–Fri 7 am–4 pm. Cape Girardeau PWS reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule), beginning Apr 2025.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Cape Girardeau, 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 Cape Girardeau.
Power comes from Union Electric
Union Electric (Union Electric Co - (MO)), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Cape Girardeau. 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 Cape Girardeau PWS
Cape Girardeau PWS supplies Cape Girardeau: about 95% of residents live in its service area. About 4% 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 Jackson PWS as seller) and serves 39,941 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule), beginning Apr 2025. 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 3.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 5.0 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. MO4010136.
6 home internet providers serve Cape Girardeau
99% of 13,471 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 21% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 96% | 1,000/35 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 72% | 100/20 |
| Big River Broadband | Fiber | 22% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 76% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 74% | 100/20 |
| Wisper | Fixed wireless | 52% | 400/30 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Curbside recycling in Cape Girardeau: every week
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Cape Girardeau, from the town’s own site.
City of Cape Girardeau Transfer Station
2055 Corporate Circle, Cape Girardeau, MO 63703
- Mon7 am–4 pm
- Tue7 am–4 pm
- Wed7 am–4 pm
- Thu7 am–4 pm
- Fri7 am–4 pm
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
- Newspaper, magazines, catalogs, junk mail, and paper
- Aluminum, steel and tin
- Plastics #1, #2 and #5
Fire Station 2
378 South Mount Auburn Road, Cape Girardeau, MO
Fire Station 3
1975 North Sprigg Street, Cape Girardeau, MO
Osage Centre
1625 North Kingshighway, Cape Girardeau, MO
A. C. Brase Arena
410 Kiwanis Drive, Cape Girardeau, MO
From cityofcapegirardeau.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026-04-03, 2026-10-14, 2026-2027. 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.
Most of Cape Girardeau (87%) is in Cape Girardeau 63 School District; parts are in Jackson R-II School District (8%) and Scott City R-I School District (4%).
C+School gradeSee 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 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Cape Girardeau spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Cape Girardeau residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Cape Girardeau | ZIP’s residents in Cape Girardeau |
|---|---|---|---|
| 63701 | Cape Girardeau, MO | 78% | 79% |
| 63703 | Cape Girardeau, MO | 22% | 100% |
A few homes fall in 63780, 63755. 63702 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.
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 Cape Girardeau
When is the Transfer Station open?
Mon–Fri 7 am–4 pm, according to OpenStreetMap (as of Oct 9, 2026). Check cityofcapegirardeau.org before you go: the town sets the hours and who may use it.
Who supplies Cape Girardeau’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Cape Girardeau PWS (EPA ID MO4010136). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule). 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.6 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Cape Girardeau?
Union Electric (Union Electric Co - (MO)), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Cape Girardeau?
Spectrum, AT&T, Big River Broadband, Verizon, T-Mobile, Wisper (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Cape Girardeau?
63701 (78%), 63703 (22%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Cape Girardeau in?
Cape Girardeau 63 School District. Parts of the city are in Jackson R-II School District and Scott City R-I School District.
How do I register to vote in Cape Girardeau?
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: Cape Girardeau’s own website (cityofcapegirardeau.org), 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.