Living in Foster, MO: what to set up and who to call
Bates County Pwsd 4 reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (TTHM), beginning Jan 2025. Public schools here are run by Rich Hill R-IV School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Foster, 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 Foster.
Power comes from Evergy
Evergy (Evergy Missouri West), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Foster. 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 Bates County Pwsd 4
Bates County Pwsd 4 supplies almost all of Foster. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Butler PWS and Rich Hill PWS and Bates County Pwsd 2 as sellers) and serves 2,348 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM), beginning Jan 2025. 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people had none.
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. The highest in five years was 1.6 ppb. 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. MO1024033.
5 home internet providers serve Foster
100% of 47 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Craw Kan Telephone Cooperative | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Conexon Connect | Fiber | 4% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Brightspeed | DSL | 2% | 10/1 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 2% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 2% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Foster’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Foster.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Foster is in Rich Hill R-IV 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 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Foster spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Foster residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Foster | ZIP’s residents in Foster |
|---|---|---|---|
| 64745 | Foster, MO | 83% | 86% |
| 64779 | Rich Hill, MO | 17% | 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 Foster
Who supplies Foster’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Bates County Pwsd 4 (EPA ID MO1024033). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM). 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 Foster?
Evergy (Evergy Missouri West), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 12.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Foster?
Craw Kan Telephone Cooperative, Conexon Connect, Brightspeed, AT&T, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Foster?
64745 (83%), 64779 (17%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Foster in?
Rich Hill R-IV School District.
How do I register to vote in Foster?
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 Bates. 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.