Photo: Rowen Hansen · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Drexel, MO: what to set up and who to call
Every home in Drexel is in ZIP code 64742. Children in Drexel attend Drexel R-IV School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Drexel, 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 Drexel.
Power comes from Evergy
Evergy (Evergy Missouri West), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Drexel. 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 Drexel PWS
Drexel PWS supplies almost all of Drexel. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists Tri County Water Authority as seller) and serves 965 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 1.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.2 ppb. That’s higher than 57% 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. MO1010225.
6 home internet providers serve Drexel
100% of 448 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 99% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peoples Services | Fiber | 99% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Consolidated Communications | DSL | 84% | 50/10 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 85% | 100/20 |
| Wisper | Fixed wireless | 48% | 400/30 |
| KWIKOM Communications | Fixed wireless | 31% | 60/12 |
| GoBrolly | Fixed wireless | 7% | 100/100 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Drexel’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Drexel.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Drexel is in Drexel 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 Sep 2017; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Drexel is in ZIP code 64742
ZIP codes where Drexel residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Drexel | ZIP’s residents in Drexel |
|---|---|---|---|
| 64742 | Drexel, MO | 100% | 47% |
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 Drexel
Who supplies Drexel’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Drexel PWS (EPA ID MO1010225). 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 1.1 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Drexel?
Evergy (Evergy Missouri West), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 12.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Drexel?
Peoples Services, Consolidated Communications, AT&T, Wisper, KWIKOM Communications, GoBrolly (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Drexel?
64742. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Drexel in?
Drexel R-IV School District.
How do I register to vote in Drexel?
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 Cass. 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.