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The Excelsior Springs handbook

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

Every home in Excelsior Springs is in ZIP code 64024. Excelsior Springs has its own library, Excelsior Springs Branch, at 1460 Kearney Rd.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Excelsior 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 Excelsior Springs.

Electricity

Power comes from Union Electric

Union Electric (Union Electric Co - (MO)), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Excelsior Springs. 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 Excelsior Springs PWS

Excelsior Springs PWS supplies almost all of Excelsior Springs. It draws ground water (EPA lists Mo American Wood Heights as seller) and serves 11,084 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.

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

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. 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. MO1010261.

Internet

7 home internet providers serve Excelsior Springs

100% of 4,184 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
United FiberFiber100%1,000/1,000
Mediacom XtreamCable, Fiber98%1,000/50
AT&TFixed wireless, DSL21%100/20
WisperFixed wireless84%400/30
T-MobileFixed wireless77%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless49%300/20

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

Trash & recycling

Trash day in Excelsior Springs depends on your street

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

How trash works hereTown’s haulerRedgate Disposal picks up at the curb for every homecityofesmo.com
Trash dayBy addressDepends on your address
Drop-off centerYard Waste and Bulky Item Drop-Off SiteHours ↓
Pickup

Your pickup week

Drop-off center

Yard Waste and Bulky Item Drop-Off Site

1300 S. Marietta Street, Excelsior Springs, MO

MTWTFSS
8a
10a
12p
2p
4p
  • Sat9 am–3 pm

The town’s page also lists “Apr-Nov: Fri 9 am-3 pm, Sat 9 am-3 pm, Sun 3 pm-dusk”, which we couldn’t read as opening hours: check the town’s page for those days.

What goes in the recycling bin

Accepted at the curb

  • Newspapers
  • Magazines
  • Office paper
  • Cardboard boxes
  • Cardboard packaging
  • Pizza boxes (clean side only)
  • Paper cartons
  • Paper bags
  • Empty plastic bottles
  • Aluminum cans
  • Steel cans
  • Empty aerosol cans
  • Aluminum foil
Furniture, appliances and bulky itemsEvery weekOne pre-scheduled bulky item per week picked up curbside free through Redgate (call 816-716-6265); later bulky pickups are subject to a fee
What can be recycledThe town’s recycling pagecityofesmo.com →

From cityofesmo.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated September 1, 2025. 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.

Excelsior Springs kids go to
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Excelsior Springs MiddleExcelsior Springs 40 School District
9–12Excelsior Springs HighExcelsior Springs 40 School District

Excelsior Springs is in Excelsior Springs 40 School District.

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

ZIP codes & area codes

Excelsior Springs is in ZIP code 64024

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Excelsior SpringsZIP’s residents in Excelsior Springs
64024Excelsior Springs, MO100%68%
Area code816Wikidata

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 Excelsior Springs

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

Excelsior Springs PWS (EPA ID MO1010261). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Excelsior Springs?

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 Excelsior Springs?

United Fiber, Mediacom Xtream, AT&T, Wisper, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Excelsior Springs?

64024. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Excelsior Springs in?

Excelsior Springs 40 School District.

How do I register to vote in Excelsior 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 Clay. 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: Excelsior Springs’ own website (cityofesmo.com), 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.