Living in Doolittle, MO: what to set up and who to call
Power in Doolittle comes from Gascosage Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. For home internet, most of Doolittle can choose between Cable America and GTECH Fiber.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Doolittle, 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 Doolittle.
Power comes from Gascosage Electric Coop
Gascosage Electric Coop (Gascosage Electric Coop), a cooperative utility, serves 91.7% of Doolittle residents. Its homes paid an average of 13.3¢ per kWh in 2025, about $169 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 Lakeside Estates Subd water system
The Lakeside Estates Subd water system supplies Doolittle: about 13% of residents live in its service area. Newburg PWS serves another 10%. About 77% 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 82 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 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 0.6 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. MO3036155.
9 home internet providers serve Doolittle
100% of 268 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 88% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cable America | Cable | 99% | 1,000/50 |
| GTECH Fiber | Fiber | 84% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Brightspeed | DSL, Fixed wireless | 34% | 60/5 |
| Aptitude Internet | Fiber | 14% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Wave Internet Technologies | Fixed wireless | 100% | 100/100 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 82% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Doolittle’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Doolittle.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Doolittle (99%) is in Newburg R-II 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.
Doolittle spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Doolittle residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Doolittle | ZIP’s residents in Doolittle |
|---|---|---|---|
| 65401 | Rolla, MO | 54% | 1% |
| 65550 | Newburg, MO | 46% | 9% |
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 Doolittle
Who supplies Doolittle’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Lakeside Estates Subd water system (EPA ID MO3036155). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% 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 Doolittle?
Gascosage Electric Coop (Gascosage Electric Coop), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 13.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Doolittle?
Cable America, GTECH Fiber, Brightspeed, Aptitude Internet, Wave Internet Technologies, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Doolittle?
65401 (54%), 65550 (46%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Doolittle in?
Newburg R-II School District.
How do I register to vote in Doolittle?
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 Phelps. 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.