Photo: Americasroof · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Forest City, MO: what to set up and who to call
Forest City PWS reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (TTHM), beginning Apr 2023. For an emergency, Hiawatha Community Hospital is the closest ER, 20.3 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Forest City, 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 Forest City.
Power comes from Evergy
Evergy (Evergy Missouri West), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Forest City. Its homes paid an average of 12.1¢ per kWh in 2025, about $121 a month (its average across Missouri).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Forest City PWS
Forest City PWS supplies Forest City: about 89% of residents live in its service area. Holt County Pwsd 1 serves another 15%. About 6% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists Oregon PWS as seller) and serves 260 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM), beginning Apr 2023. 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 0.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 50% 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. MO1011643.
2 home internet providers serve Forest City
100% of 169 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon Farmers Mutual Telephone Company | DSL, Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| United Fiber | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Forest City’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Forest City.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Forest City is in South Holt County R-I 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.
Forest City is in ZIP code 64451
ZIP codes where Forest City residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Forest City | ZIP’s residents in Forest City |
|---|---|---|---|
| 64451 | Forest City, MO | 100% | 65% |
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 Forest City
Who supplies Forest City’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Forest City PWS (EPA ID MO1011643). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM). 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.8 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Forest City?
Evergy (Evergy Missouri West), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 12.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Forest City?
Oregon Farmers Mutual Telephone Company, United Fiber (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Forest City?
64451. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Forest City in?
South Holt County R-I School District.
How do I register to vote in Forest City?
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 Holt. 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.