Living in Carl Junction, MO: what to set up and who to call
Power in Carl Junction comes from Barton County Elec Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. The closest ER is Freeman Health System - Freeman West, 7.6 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Carl Junction, 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 Carl Junction.
Power comes from Barton County Elec Coop
Barton County Elec Coop (Barton County Elec Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Carl Junction.
Start or move service: bartonelectric.com
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Carl Junction PWS
Carl Junction PWS supplies Carl Junction: about 94% of residents live in its service area. About 6% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 8,142 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 1.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 59% 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. MO5010138.
7 home internet providers serve Carl Junction
100% of 3,200 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optic Communications | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable, Fiber | 94% | 1,000/50 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 59% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 95% | 300/20 |
| Net Vision Communications | Fixed wireless | 77% | 100/20 |
| Wisper | Fixed wireless | 71% | 400/30 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Carl Junction’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Carl Junction.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Carl Junction (99%) is in Carl Junction R-I 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.
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.
Carl Junction is in ZIP code 64834
ZIP codes where Carl Junction residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Carl Junction | ZIP’s residents in Carl Junction |
|---|---|---|---|
| 64834 | Carl Junction, MO | 100% | 79% |
A few homes fall in 64801.
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 Carl Junction
Who supplies Carl Junction’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Carl Junction PWS (EPA ID MO5010138). 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 1.5 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Carl Junction?
Barton County Elec Coop (Barton County Elec Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility.
What internet providers serve Carl Junction?
Optic Communications, Mediacom Xtream, AT&T, Verizon, Net Vision Communications, Wisper (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Carl Junction?
64834. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Carl Junction in?
Carl Junction R-I School District.
How do I register to vote in Carl Junction?
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 Jasper. 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.