Living in Forsyth, MO: what to set up and who to call
Power in Forsyth comes from White River Valley El Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Public schools here are run by Forsyth R-III School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Forsyth, 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 Forsyth.
Power comes from White River Valley El Coop
White River Valley El Coop (White River Valley El Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Forsyth. Its homes paid an average of 15.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $164 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 Forsyth PWS
Forsyth PWS supplies Forsyth: about 58% of residents live in its service area. Taney County Pwsd 1 serves another 7%. Taney County Pwsd 2 serves another 7%. About 34% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 2,730 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 2024–Dec 2026, was 2.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.9 ppb. That’s higher than 80% 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. MO5010285.
8 home internet providers serve Forsyth
100% of 991 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 14% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable, Fiber | 90% | 1,000/50 |
| Brightspeed | DSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless | 35% | 40/3 |
| White River Connect | Fiber | 13% | 2,500/2,500 |
| Total HighSpeed Internet Solutions | Fixed wireless | 100% | 30/10 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 89% | 300/20 |
| Wisper | Fixed wireless | 79% | 400/30 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Forsyth’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Forsyth.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Forsyth is in Forsyth R-III School District.
A−School gradeSee 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.
Forsyth is in ZIP code 65653
ZIP codes where Forsyth residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Forsyth | ZIP’s residents in Forsyth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 65653 | Forsyth, MO | 100% | 47% |
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 Forsyth
Who supplies Forsyth’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Forsyth PWS (EPA ID MO5010285). 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 2.8 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Forsyth?
White River Valley El Coop (White River Valley El Coop Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 15.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Forsyth?
Mediacom Xtream, Brightspeed, White River Connect, Total HighSpeed Internet Solutions, Verizon, Wisper (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Forsyth?
65653. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Forsyth in?
Forsyth R-III School District.
How do I register to vote in Forsyth?
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 Taney. 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.