Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0Living in Gideon, MO: what to set up and who to call
Gideon PWS has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 5.9 ppb, was higher than 94% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). The ER is a drive from Gideon: the closest is Pemiscot County Memorial Hospital, 17 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Gideon, 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 Gideon.
Power comes from Union Electric
Union Electric (Union Electric Co - (MO)), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Gideon. 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.
Water comes from Gideon PWS
Gideon PWS supplies Gideon: about 45% of residents live in its service area. About 55% 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 780 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 5.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 94% 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. MO4010304.
5 home internet providers serve Gideon
99% of 447 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 24% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sparklight | Cable | 98% | 1,000/50 |
| PD Fiber | Fiber | 21% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless | 2% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 64% | 100/20 |
| BPS Networks | Fixed wireless | 21% | 10/1 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Gideon’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Gideon.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Gideon is in Gideon 37 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.
Gideon is in ZIP code 63848
ZIP codes where Gideon residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Gideon | ZIP’s residents in Gideon |
|---|---|---|---|
| 63848 | Gideon, MO | 100% | 68% |
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 Gideon
Who supplies Gideon’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Gideon PWS (EPA ID MO4010304). 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 5.9 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Gideon?
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 Gideon?
Sparklight, PD Fiber, AT&T, T-Mobile, BPS Networks (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Gideon?
63848. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Gideon in?
Gideon 37 School District.
How do I register to vote in Gideon?
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 New Madrid. 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.