Photo: Guerreroast · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Crestwood, MO: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in most of Crestwood comes from Missouri American Water, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 18% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection. The closest public drop-off to Crestwood is Drop Off Recycling, 5 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Crestwood, 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 Crestwood.
Power comes from Union Electric
Union Electric (Union Electric Co - (MO)), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Crestwood. 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 Missouri American Water
Missouri American Water supplies Crestwood: about 89% of residents live in its service area. About 11% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water (EPA lists St Louis City PWS as seller) and serves 1,111,000 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 82% of the 27 systems serving more than 1,000,000 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. The highest in five years was 1.0 ppb. 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. MO6010716.
7 home internet providers serve Crestwood
100% of 5,116 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 90% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T | Fiber, Fixed wireless, DSL | 99% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 98% | 1,000/1,000 |
| i3 Broadband | Fiber | 16% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Brown Dog Networks | Fixed wireless | 100% | 50/10 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 83% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 44% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Waste Connections picks up trash in Crestwood
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Crestwood, from the town’s own site.
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check cityofcrestwood.org →
From cityofcrestwood.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Crestwood (97%) is in Lindbergh School District; parts are in Affton 101 School District (3%).
ASchool 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 Nov 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Crestwood spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Crestwood residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Crestwood | ZIP’s residents in Crestwood |
|---|---|---|---|
| 63126 | Saint Louis, MO | 84% | 66% |
| 63123 | Saint Louis, MO | 16% | 4% |
A few homes fall in 63127.
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 Crestwood
Who supplies Crestwood’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Missouri American Water (EPA ID MO6010716). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 82% 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 Crestwood?
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 Crestwood?
AT&T, Spectrum, i3 Broadband, Brown Dog Networks, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Crestwood?
63126 (84%), 63123 (16%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Crestwood in?
Lindbergh School District. Parts of the city are in Affton 101 School District.
How do I register to vote in Crestwood?
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. Louis. 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: Crestwood’s own website (cityofcrestwood.org), read Oct 23, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.