Photo: TCP04 · CC BY 4.0Living in Fulton, MO: what to set up and who to call
Fulton runs its own electric utility, City of Fulton. For an emergency, Boone Hospital Center is the closest ER, 20.8 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Fulton, 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 Fulton.
Power comes from City of Fulton
City of Fulton (City of Fulton - (MO)), a municipal utility, serves 89.8% of Fulton residents.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Fulton PWS
Fulton PWS supplies Fulton: about 96% of residents live in its service area. About 4% 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 12,600 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 4.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 87% 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. MO3010296.
7 home internet providers serve Fulton
99% of 3,979 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 93% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 94% | 1,000/35 |
| Socket Telecom | Fiber | 79% | 2,500/2,500 |
| Callabyte | Fiber | 41% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless | 7% | 25/3 |
| Stimulus Technologies | Fixed wireless | 99% | 100/50 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 34% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Fulton depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Fulton, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayLook up your day on fultonmo.gov
- RecyclingEvery other weekCheck which week on fultonmo.gov →
Accepted at the curb
- Aluminum
- Tin cans
- Plastic
- Cardboard
- Paper
From fultonmo.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Fulton (98%) is in Fulton 58 School District.
C−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.
Fulton is in ZIP code 65251
ZIP codes where Fulton residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Fulton | ZIP’s residents in Fulton |
|---|---|---|---|
| 65251 | Fulton, MO | 100% | 58% |
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 Fulton
Who supplies Fulton’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Fulton PWS (EPA ID MO3010296). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 4.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Fulton?
City of Fulton (City of Fulton - (MO)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Fulton?
Spectrum, Socket Telecom, Callabyte, AT&T, Stimulus Technologies, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Fulton?
65251. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Fulton in?
Fulton 58 School District.
How do I register to vote in Fulton?
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 Callaway. 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: Fulton’s own website (fultonmo.gov), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.