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The Fordland handbook

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

Power in Fordland comes from Webster Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. The ER is a drive from Fordland: the closest is Mercy Hospital Springfield, 18.2 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Fordland, 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 Fordland.

Electricity

Power comes from Webster Electric Coop

Webster Electric Coop (Webster Electric Coop), a cooperative utility, serves all of Fordland. Its homes paid an average of 10.3¢ per kWh in 2025, about $146 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 Fordland PWS

Fordland PWS supplies almost all of Fordland. It draws ground water and serves 800 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.

Lead, 90th percentile3.6 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 3.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 86% 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. MO5010283.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Fordland

99% of 341 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 1% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Total HighSpeed Internet SolutionsFixed wireless, Fiber100%30/10
BrightspeedDSL85%100/10
WisperFixed wireless98%400/30
VerizonFixed wireless91%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless63%25/3

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Fordland’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Fordland.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Fordland 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.

Fordland kids go to
PK–5Fordland Elem.Fordland R-III School District
6–8Fordland MiddleFordland R-III School District
9–12Fordland HighFordland R-III School District

Fordland is in Fordland R-III 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.

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

Fordland is in ZIP code 65652

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of FordlandZIP’s residents in Fordland
65652Fordland, MO100%19%
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 Fordland

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

Fordland PWS (EPA ID MO5010283). 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 3.6 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Fordland?

Webster Electric Coop (Webster Electric Coop), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 10.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Fordland?

Total HighSpeed Internet Solutions, Brightspeed, Wisper, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Fordland?

65652. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Fordland in?

Fordland R-III School District.

How do I register to vote in Fordland?

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 Webster. 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.