Living in Golden City Township, MO: what to set up and who to call
Power in Golden City Township comes from Barton County Elec Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Most of Golden City Township has one wired internet choice: Mediacom Xtream.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Golden City Township, 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 Golden City Township.
Power comes from Barton County Elec Coop
Barton County Elec Coop (Barton County Elec Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Golden City Township.
Start or move service: bartonelectric.com
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Golden City PWS
Golden City PWS supplies Golden City Township: about 64% of residents live in its service area. Barton Dade Cedar Jasp Countycons Pwsd 1 serves another 36%. It draws ground water and serves 680 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 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 62% 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. MO5010313.
4 home internet providers serve Golden City Township
87% of 548 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 5% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable, Fiber | 72% | 1,000/50 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 76% | 300/20 |
| Wisper | Fixed wireless | 25% | 400/30 |
| Net Vision Communications | Fixed wireless | 3% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Golden City Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Golden City Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Golden City Township is in Golden City R-III 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 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Golden City Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Golden City Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Golden City Township | ZIP’s residents in Golden City Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 64748 | Golden City, MO | 89% | 67% |
| 64759 | Lamar, MO | 11% | 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 Golden City Township
Who supplies Golden City Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Golden City PWS (EPA ID MO5010313). 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 1.5 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Golden City Township?
Barton County Elec Coop (Barton County Elec Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility.
What internet providers serve Golden City Township?
Mediacom Xtream, Verizon, Wisper, Net Vision Communications (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Golden City Township?
64748 (89%), 64759 (11%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Golden City Township in?
Golden City R-III School District.
How do I register to vote in Golden City 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 Barton. 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.