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The Eureka handbook

Living in Eureka, MO: what to set up and who to call

Eureka spans 2 ZIP codes; 63025 holds the most residents (99%). Trains stop in Eureka, at Old Chicago Train Station.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Eureka, 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 Eureka.

Electricity

Power comes from Union Electric

Union Electric (Union Electric Co - (MO)), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Eureka. Its homes paid an average of 13.3¢ 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Missouri American Water

Missouri American Water supplies Eureka: about 49% of residents live in its service area. About 50% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water (EPA lists St Louis City PWS as seller) and serves 1,111,000 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 82% of the 27 systems serving more than 1,000,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

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 1.0 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. MO6010716.

Internet

8 home internet providers serve Eureka

98% of 4,769 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 34% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber94%1,000/1,000
AT&TDSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber93%5,000/5,000
Socket TelecomFiber11%2,500/2,500
Brown Dog NetworksFixed wireless100%50/10
VerizonFixed wireless74%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless48%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

Trash and recycling in Eureka

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Eureka, from the town’s own site.

How trash works hereTown’s haulerMeridian Waste picks up at the curb for every homeeureka.mo.us
What goes in the recycling bin

Accepted at the curb

  • Aluminum Beverage Containers
  • Steel Food Cans
  • Newspaper including inserts
  • Brown (Kraft) paper bags
  • Office, computer, notebook and gift wrapping paper
  • Paperback books
The town’s guidesGuide to Local Services →

We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check eureka.mo.us →

From eureka.mo.us, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Eureka kids go to
K–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–86 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Eureka SR. HighRockwood R-VI School District

Most of Eureka (93%) is in Rockwood R-VI School District; parts are in Meramec Valley R-III School District (7%).

ASchool 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 Nov 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Eureka spans 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes where Eureka residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of EurekaZIP’s residents in Eureka
63025Eureka, MO99%69%
63069Pacific, MO1%1%

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.

Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Eureka

Who supplies Eureka’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

Missouri American Water (EPA ID MO6010716). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 82% 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 Eureka?

Union Electric (Union Electric Co - (MO)), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Eureka?

Spectrum, AT&T, Socket Telecom, Brown Dog Networks, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Eureka?

63025 (99%), 63069 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Eureka in?

Rockwood R-VI School District. Parts of the city are in Meramec Valley R-III School District.

How do I register to vote in Eureka?

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 St. Louis. 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: Eureka’s own website (eureka.mo.us), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
  • 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.