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The Gerster handbook

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

Power in Gerster comes from Sac-Osage Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. For an emergency, Citizens Memorial Hospital is the closest ER, 24.2 miles away.

Which school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes

I’m new in town

What to set up in Gerster, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

PowerSac-Osage Electric Coopcooperative utilityMore →
InternetWhich providers serve GersterData pending · FCC map (D4)
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Gerster’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolOsceola School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP code64776Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Gerster.

Electricity

Power comes from Sac-Osage Electric Coop

Sac-Osage Electric Coop (Sac-Osage Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Gerster.

Start or move service: sacosage.com

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Internet

Which providers serve Gerster

Data pending · D4

This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Gerster, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.

Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Gerster’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Gerster.

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

Gerster kids go to
PK–6Osceola Elem.in Osceola
7–12Osceola JR.-SR. Highin Osceola

Gerster is in Osceola 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.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Town HallBudget, officials, electionsGerster’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereSt. ClairElections here are run by St. Clair County (county election office). Its listing was last updated in 2015, so we don’t show its contacts: check voteroutreach.sos.mo.gov.FVAP, Sep 2015
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placevoteroutreach.sos.mo.govThe state’s voter lookup

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

Gerster is in ZIP code 64776

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of GersterZIP’s residents in Gerster
64776Osceola, MO100%1%

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.

Nearest emergency roomCitizens Memorial Hospital24.2 miles awayGet a library cardSaint Clair County Library115 Chestnut St. · (417) 646-2214

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Gerster

Who provides electricity in Gerster?

Sac-Osage Electric Coop (Sac-Osage Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility.

What ZIP codes are in Gerster?

64776. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Gerster in?

Osceola School District.

How do I register to vote in Gerster?

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 St. Clair. Check your registration at voteroutreach.sos.mo.gov.

Sources & dates

Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.

  • 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): pending.