Living in Castor Township, MO: what to set up and who to call
Castor Township spans 3 ZIP codes; 63825 holds the most residents (73%). Bloomfield Public Library, at 200 Seneca St, is the library in town.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Castor Township, 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 Castor Township.
Power comes from Union Electric
Union Electric (Union Electric Co - (MO)), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Castor Township. 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 Bloomfield PWS
Bloomfield PWS supplies Castor Township: about 40% of residents live in its service area. Stoddard County Pwsd 4 serves another 23%. Stoddard County Pwsd 5 serves another 15%. About 22% 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 1,980 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. MO4010078.
4 home internet providers serve Castor Township
89% of 2,167 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 84% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| GoSEMO | Fiber | 85% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Sparklight | Cable | 48% | 1,000/50 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 29% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 27% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Castor Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Castor Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Castor Township (76%) is in Bloomfield R-XIV School District; parts are in Dexter R-XI School District (21%) and Richland R-I School District (4%).
A−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.
Castor Township spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Castor Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Castor Township | ZIP’s residents in Castor Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 63825 | Bloomfield, MO | 73% | 85% |
| 63841 | Dexter, MO | 23% | 8% |
| 63846 | Essex, MO | 4% | 15% |
A few homes fall in 63936.
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 Castor Township
Who supplies Castor Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Bloomfield PWS (EPA ID MO4010078). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Castor Township?
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 Castor Township?
GoSEMO, Sparklight, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Castor Township?
63825 (73%), 63841 (23%), 63846 (4%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Castor Township in?
Bloomfield R-XIV School District. Parts of the city are in Dexter R-XI School District and Richland R-I School District.
How do I register to vote in Castor Township?
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 Stoddard. 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.