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The Carterville handbook

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

Power in Carterville comes from Barton County Elec Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. For a library card, the closest branch is Webb City Public Library, 1.5 miles out.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Carterville, 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 Carterville.

Electricity

Power comes from Barton County Elec Coop

Barton County Elec Coop (Barton County Elec Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Carterville.

Start or move service: bartonelectric.com

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 Carterville PWS

Carterville PWS supplies almost all of Carterville. It draws ground water (EPA lists Webb City PWS as seller) and serves 1,982 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.

Lead, 90th percentile1.6 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.6 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. MO5010141.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Carterville

100% of 957 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SparklightCable99%1,000/50
AT&TFixed wireless, DSL46%25/3
WisperFixed wireless68%400/30
T-MobileFixed wireless23%25/3
VerizonFixed wireless16%300/20
Net Vision CommunicationsFixed wireless12%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

Trash day in Carterville is Monday or Thursday, depending on your street

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

Trash dayMon or ThuDepends on your address
Pickup

Your pickup week

  • TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (Mon or Thu)

From cartervillemo.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 2026. 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.

Carterville kids go to
K–4Carterville Elem.Webb City R-VII School District
7–8Webb City JR. Highin Webb City
9–12Webb City Highin Webb City

Carterville is in Webb City R-VII School District.

ASchool 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

Carterville is in ZIP code 64835

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of CartervilleZIP’s residents in Carterville
64835Carterville, MO100%100%
Area code417Wikidata

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 Carterville

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

Carterville PWS (EPA ID MO5010141). 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 1.6 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Carterville?

Barton County Elec Coop (Barton County Elec Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility.

What internet providers serve Carterville?

Sparklight, AT&T, Wisper, T-Mobile, Verizon, Net Vision Communications (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Carterville?

64835. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Carterville in?

Webb City R-VII School District.

How do I register to vote in Carterville?

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: Carterville’s own website (cartervillemo.com), read Oct 22, 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.