Photo: Paltron · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Collins, MO: what to set up and who to call
Power in Collins comes from Sac-Osage Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. The nearest emergency room is Citizens Memorial Hospital, 21.2 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Collins, 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 Collins.
Power comes from Sac-Osage Electric Coop
Sac-Osage Electric Coop (Sac-Osage Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Collins.
Start or move service: sacosage.com
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Collins PWS
Collins PWS supplies almost all of Collins. It draws ground water and serves 125 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 1.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 62% 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. MO5010884.
3 home internet providers serve Collins
9% of 83 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brightspeed | DSL | 72% | 100/10 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 73% | 25/3 |
| Wisper | Fixed wireless | 5% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Collins’ trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Collins.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Collins is in Weaubleau R-III School District.
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 Sep 2015; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Collins is in ZIP code 64738
ZIP codes where Collins residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Collins | ZIP’s residents in Collins |
|---|---|---|---|
| 64738 | Collins, MO | 100% | 11% |
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 Collins
Who supplies Collins’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
Collins PWS (EPA ID MO5010884). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.2 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Collins?
Sac-Osage Electric Coop (Sac-Osage Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility.
What internet providers serve Collins?
Brightspeed, T-Mobile, Wisper (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Collins?
64738. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Collins in?
Weaubleau R-III School District.
How do I register to vote in Collins?
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 St. Clair. 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.