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The Freeborn Township handbook

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

Clarkton PWS reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule), beginning Oct 2022. Sparklight is the only wired internet provider that reaches most of Freeborn Township.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Freeborn Township, 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 Freeborn Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Union Electric

Union Electric (Union Electric Co - (MO)), an investor-owned utility, serves 99.2% of Freeborn Township residents. Its homes paid an average of 13.3¢ per kWh in 2025, about $137 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 Clarkton PWS

Clarkton PWS supplies Freeborn Township: about 70% of residents live in its service area. Dunklin County Pwsd 1 serves another 20%. About 11% 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 1,124 people in all.

1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule), beginning Oct 2022. 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people had none.

Lead, 90th percentile1.2 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.7 ppb. That’s higher than 58% 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. MO4010170.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Freeborn Township

82% of 692 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 5% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SparklightCable74%1,000/50
AT&TDSL, Fixed wireless11%25/3
PD FiberFiber6%1,000/1,000
T-MobileFixed wireless68%100/20
BPS NetworksFixed wireless22%25/5
VerizonFixed wireless5%25/6

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Freeborn Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Freeborn Township.

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

Freeborn Township kids go to
PK–6Clarkton Elem.Clarkton C-4 School District
7–12Clarkton HighClarkton C-4 School District

Most of Freeborn Township (75%) is in Clarkton C-4 School District; parts are in Holcomb R-III School District (22%) and Campbell R-II School District (3%).

DSchool gradeSee 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 Sep 2015; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Freeborn Township spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Freeborn TownshipZIP’s residents in Freeborn Township
63837Clarkton, MO93%99%
63852Holcomb, MO7%8%

A few homes fall in 63933.

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 Freeborn Township

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

Clarkton PWS (EPA ID MO4010170). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.2 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Freeborn Township?

Union Electric (Union Electric Co - (MO)), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Freeborn Township?

Sparklight, AT&T, PD Fiber, T-Mobile, BPS Networks, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Freeborn Township?

63837 (93%), 63852 (7%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Freeborn Township in?

Clarkton C-4 School District. Parts of the city are in Holcomb R-III School District and Campbell R-II School District.

How do I register to vote in Freeborn Township?

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 Dunklin. 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.