Living in Cherokee Pass, MO: what to set up and who to call
Cherokee Pass has no town government of its own, so Madison County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Fredericktown R-I School District. Power in Cherokee Pass comes from Black River Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Cherokee Pass, 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 Cherokee Pass.
Power comes from Black River Electric Coop
Black River Electric Coop (Black River Electric Coop - (MO)), a cooperative utility, serves all of Cherokee Pass. Its homes paid an average of 13.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $157 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 Madison County Pwsd 1 North and South
Madison County Pwsd 1 North and South supplies almost all of Cherokee Pass. It draws ground water (EPA lists Fredericktown PWS as seller) and serves 1,705 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 1.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.4 ppb. That’s higher than 58% 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. MO4024368.
Which providers serve Cherokee Pass
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Cherokee Pass, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.
Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.
We don’t have Cherokee Pass’ trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Cherokee Pass.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Cherokee Pass (80%) is in Fredericktown R-I School District; parts are in Marquand-Zion R-VI School District (20%).
Test scores and every school: see Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
No town hall: the county runs things
Cherokee Pass is unincorporated, so Madison County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2017; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Cherokee Pass is in ZIP code 63645
ZIP codes where Cherokee Pass residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Cherokee Pass | ZIP’s residents in Cherokee Pass |
|---|---|---|---|
| 63645 | Fredericktown, MO | 100% | 2% |
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 Cherokee Pass
Who supplies Cherokee Pass’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
Madison County Pwsd 1 North and South (EPA ID MO4024368). 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 1.3 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Cherokee Pass?
Black River Electric Coop (Black River Electric Coop - (MO)), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 13.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in Cherokee Pass?
63645. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Cherokee Pass in?
Fredericktown R-I School District. Parts of the city are in Marquand-Zion R-VI School District.
How do I register to vote in Cherokee Pass?
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 Madison. 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): pending.