Living in Cross Timbers, MO: what to set up and who to call
Cross Timbers PWS reported 2 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: a disinfection byproducts requirement (Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule) ×2. 77% of systems its size reported none. Power in Cross Timbers comes from Southwest Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Cross Timbers, 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 Cross Timbers.
Power comes from Southwest Electric Coop
Southwest Electric Coop (Southwest Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Cross Timbers. Its homes paid an average of 12.3¢ 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 Cross Timbers PWS
Cross Timbers PWS supplies Cross Timbers: about 81% of residents live in its service area. About 19% 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 215 people in all.
2 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a disinfection byproducts requirement (Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule) ×2, the latest beginning Mar 2024. 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 1.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.4 ppb. That’s higher than 68% 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. MO5010197.
Which providers serve Cross Timbers
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Cross Timbers, 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 Cross Timbers’ trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Cross Timbers.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Cross Timbers is in Hickory County R-I 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 Aug 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Cross Timbers is in ZIP code 65634
ZIP codes where Cross Timbers residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Cross Timbers | ZIP’s residents in Cross Timbers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 65634 | Cross Timbers, MO | 100% | 20% |
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 Cross Timbers
Who supplies Cross Timbers’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
Cross Timbers PWS (EPA ID MO5010197). It reported 2 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a disinfection byproducts requirement (Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule) ×2. 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.8 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Cross Timbers?
Southwest Electric Coop (Southwest Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 12.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in Cross Timbers?
65634. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Cross Timbers in?
Hickory County R-I School District.
How do I register to vote in Cross Timbers?
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 Hickory. 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.