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The El Dorado Springs handbook

Living in El Dorado Springs, MO: what to set up and who to call

El Dorado Springs runs its own electric utility, City of El Dorado Springs. Brightspeed and Fidelity wire most of El Dorado Springs, and 91% of addresses can get fiber.

I’m new in town

What to set up in El Dorado Springs, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in El Dorado Springs.

Electricity

Power comes from City of El Dorado Springs

City of El Dorado Springs (City of El Dorado Springs - (MO)), a municipal utility, serves 91.1% of El Dorado Springs residents.

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from El Dorado Springs PWS

El Dorado Springs PWS supplies almost all of El Dorado Springs. It draws ground water and serves 3,593 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile1.1 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 1.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 53% 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. MO5010241.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve El Dorado Springs

99% of 1,677 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 91% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
BrightspeedFiber, DSL92%2,000/2,000
FidelityCable86%1,000/50
Conexon ConnectFiber15%2,000/2,000
T-MobileFixed wireless75%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless2%300/20

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have El Dorado Springs’ trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in El Dorado Springs.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in El Dorado Springs or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

El Dorado Springs kids go to
PK–5El Dorado Springs Elem.El Dorado Springs R-II School District
6–8El Dorado Springs MiddleEl Dorado Springs R-II School District
9–12El Dorado Springs HighEl Dorado Springs R-II School District

El Dorado Springs is in El Dorado Springs R-II School District.

CSchool gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

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.

ZIP codes & area codes

El Dorado Springs is in ZIP code 64744

ZIP codes where El Dorado Springs residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of El Dorado SpringsZIP’s residents in El Dorado Springs
64744El Dorado Springs, MO100%45%
Area code417Wikidata

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 El Dorado Springs

Who supplies El Dorado Springs’ drinking water, and has it had violations?

El Dorado Springs PWS (EPA ID MO5010241). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.1 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in El Dorado Springs?

City of El Dorado Springs (City of El Dorado Springs - (MO)), a municipal utility.

What internet providers serve El Dorado Springs?

Brightspeed, Fidelity, Conexon Connect, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in El Dorado Springs?

64744. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is El Dorado Springs in?

El Dorado Springs R-II School District.

How do I register to vote in El Dorado Springs?

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 Cedar. 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.