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Handel Haus Building in Cole Camp, MissouriPhoto: RuralResurrection · CC BY 4.0
The Cole Camp handbook

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

All of Cole Camp gets its mail under one ZIP code, 65325. The ER is a drive from Cole Camp: the closest is Bothwell Regional Health Center, 16.6 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Cole Camp, 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 Cole Camp.

Electricity

Power comes from Evergy

Evergy (Evergy Missouri West), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Cole Camp. Its homes paid an average of 12.1¢ per kWh in 2025, about $121 a month (its average across Missouri).

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 Cole Camp PWS

Cole Camp PWS supplies Cole Camp: about 88% of residents live in its service area. About 12% 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 1,150 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 percentile1.1 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 55% 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. MO3010180.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Cole Camp

100% of 582 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 98% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Co-Mo ConnectFiber99%1,000/1,000
BrightspeedDSL57%40/3
WisperFixed wireless99%400/30
T-MobileFixed wireless83%25/3
AT&TFixed wireless74%25/3
Rocket ConnectFixed wireless22%25/4

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Cole Camp’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Cole Camp.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Cole Camp or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Cole Camp kids go to
K–6Cole Camp Elem.Cole Camp R-I School District
7–12Cole Camp HighCole Camp R-I School District

Cole Camp is in Cole Camp R-I School District.

BSchool 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 Sep 2015; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Cole Camp is in ZIP code 65325

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Cole CampZIP’s residents in Cole Camp
65325Cole Camp, MO100%35%
Area code660Wikidata

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 Cole Camp

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

Cole Camp PWS (EPA ID MO3010180). 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 1.1 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Cole Camp?

Evergy (Evergy Missouri West), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 12.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Cole Camp?

Co-Mo Connect, Brightspeed, Wisper, T-Mobile, AT&T, Rocket Connect (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Cole Camp?

65325. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Cole Camp in?

Cole Camp R-I School District.

How do I register to vote in Cole Camp?

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 Benton. 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.