Living in Colfax Township, MO: what to set up and who to call
Most mail in Colfax Township goes to 64474 (84% of residents), one of 4 ZIP codes in town. Cameron Public Library, 8.5 miles away, is the closest library to Colfax Township.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Colfax 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 Colfax Township.
Power comes from Union Electric
Union Electric (Union Electric Co - (MO)), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Colfax 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 Dekalb County Pwsd 1
Dekalb County Pwsd 1 supplies Colfax Township: about 56% of residents live in its service area. Osborn PWS serves another 26%. Clinton County Pwsd 3 serves another 19%. About 26% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists Mo American St Joseph and Andrew County Pwsd 2 as sellers) and serves 7,635 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 1.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.1 ppb. That’s higher than 53% 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. MO1024191.
6 home internet providers serve Colfax Township
98% of 346 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 98% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Fiber | Fiber | 97% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Brightspeed | DSL | 51% | 40/3 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 21% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 16% | 100/20 |
| Mercury Fiber | Fixed wireless | 16% | 150/20 |
| Internet and Communication Associates of Northern Missouri | Fixed wireless | 14% | 50/10 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Colfax Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Colfax Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Colfax Township (68%) is in Osborn R-O School District; parts are in Maysville R-I School District (19%) and Stewartsville C-2 School District (13%).
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.
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.
Colfax Township spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Colfax Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Colfax Township | ZIP’s residents in Colfax Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 64474 | Osborn, MO | 84% | 81% |
| 64490 | Stewartsville, MO | 8% | 3% |
| 64429 | Cameron, MO | 5% | 0% |
| 64469 | Maysville, MO | 2% | 1% |
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 Colfax Township
Who supplies Colfax Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Dekalb County Pwsd 1 (EPA ID MO1024191). 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 1.1 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Colfax 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 Colfax Township?
United Fiber, Brightspeed, AT&T, T-Mobile, Mercury Fiber, Internet and Communication Associates of Northern Missouri (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Colfax Township?
64474 (84%), 64490 (8%), 64429 (5%), 64469 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Colfax Township in?
Osborn R-O School District. Parts of the city are in Maysville R-I School District and Stewartsville C-2 School District.
How do I register to vote in Colfax 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 DeKalb. 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.