Living in De Kalb, MO: what to set up and who to call
Dekalb PWS has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 6.6 ppb, was higher than 94% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). Fiber reaches 100% of addresses in De Kalb.
I’m new in town
What to set up in De Kalb, 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 De Kalb.
Power comes from Evergy
Evergy (Evergy Missouri West), an investor-owned utility, serves all of De Kalb. 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.
Water comes from Dekalb PWS
Dekalb PWS supplies almost all of De Kalb. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists Buchanan County Pwsd 1 as seller) and serves 250 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 2022–Dec 2024, was 6.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 94% 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. MO1011181.
4 home internet providers serve De Kalb
100% of 111 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Fiber | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| KWIKOM Communications | Fixed wireless | 100% | 60/12 |
| Mercury Fiber | Fixed wireless | 87% | 150/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 11% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have De Kalb’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in De Kalb.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
De Kalb is in Buchanan County R-IV 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 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
De Kalb is in ZIP code 64440
ZIP codes where De Kalb residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of De Kalb | ZIP’s residents in De Kalb |
|---|---|---|---|
| 64440 | De Kalb, MO | 100% | 31% |
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 De Kalb
Who supplies De Kalb’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Dekalb PWS (EPA ID MO1011181). 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 6.6 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in De Kalb?
Evergy (Evergy Missouri West), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 12.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve De Kalb?
United Fiber, KWIKOM Communications, Mercury Fiber, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in De Kalb?
64440. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is De Kalb in?
Buchanan County R-IV School District.
How do I register to vote in De Kalb?
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 Buchanan. 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.