Photo: Andrew Balet · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Hannibal, MO: what to set up and who to call
Hannibal runs its own electric utility, City of Hannibal; its homes paid 14.0¢ per kWh in 2025. Hannibal PWS reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a bacteria testing requirement (Revised Total Coliform Rule), beginning Aug 2023.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Hannibal, 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 Hannibal.
Power comes from City of Hannibal
City of Hannibal (City of Hannibal - (MO)), a municipal utility, serves 96.2% of Hannibal residents. Its homes paid an average of 14.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $122 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 Hannibal PWS
Hannibal PWS supplies Hannibal: about 94% of residents live in its service area. Ralls County Pwsd 1 serves another 6%. It draws surface water and serves 17,108 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a bacteria testing requirement (Revised Total Coliform Rule), beginning Aug 2023. 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 5.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 92% 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. MO2010344.
6 home internet providers serve Hannibal
97% of 7,064 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 31% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 95% | 1,000/35 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 59% | 25/3 |
| Chariton Valley Communication | Fiber | 23% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Ralls Technologies | Fiber | 6% | 10,000/10,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 13% | 100/20 |
| Mark Twain Communications Company | Fixed wireless | 5% | 30/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Hannibal’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Hannibal.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Hannibal is in Hannibal 60 School District.
B+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 Sep 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Hannibal is in ZIP code 63401
ZIP codes where Hannibal residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Hannibal | ZIP’s residents in Hannibal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 63401 | Hannibal, MO | 100% | 78% |
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 Hannibal
Who supplies Hannibal’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Hannibal PWS (EPA ID MO2010344). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a bacteria testing requirement (Revised Total Coliform Rule). 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 5.3 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Hannibal?
City of Hannibal (City of Hannibal - (MO)), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 14.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Hannibal?
Spectrum, AT&T, Chariton Valley Communication, Ralls Technologies, T-Mobile, Mark Twain Communications Company (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Hannibal?
63401. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Hannibal in?
Hannibal 60 School District.
How do I register to vote in Hannibal?
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 Marion. 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.