Living in Fidelity, MO: what to set up and who to call
Power in Fidelity comes from Barton County Elec Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. For a library card, the closest branch is Carthage Public Library, 6.4 miles out.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Fidelity, 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 Fidelity.
Power comes from Barton County Elec Coop
Barton County Elec Coop (Barton County Elec Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves 89.4% of Fidelity residents.
Start or move service: bartonelectric.com
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Jasper County Pwsd 3
Jasper County Pwsd 3 supplies Fidelity: about 20% of residents live in its service area. About 80% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water (EPA lists Carterville PWS and Duenweg PWS as sellers) and serves 1,900 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 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. 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. MO5021252.
6 home internet providers serve Fidelity
91% of 102 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optimum | Cable | 63% | 500/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 91% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 78% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 49% | 100/20 |
| Wisper | Fixed wireless | 31% | 400/30 |
| Total HighSpeed Internet Solutions | Fixed wireless | 5% | 30/10 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Fidelity’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Fidelity.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Fidelity is in Carthage R-IX 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.
Fidelity spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Fidelity residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Fidelity | ZIP’s residents in Fidelity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 64836 | Carthage, MO | 93% | 1% |
| 64840 | Diamond, MO | 7% | 1% |
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 Fidelity
Who supplies Fidelity’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Jasper County Pwsd 3 (EPA ID MO5021252). 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 Fidelity?
Barton County Elec Coop (Barton County Elec Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility.
What internet providers serve Fidelity?
Optimum, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, Wisper, Total HighSpeed Internet Solutions (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Fidelity?
64836 (93%), 64840 (7%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Fidelity in?
Carthage R-IX School District.
How do I register to vote in Fidelity?
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 Jasper. 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.