Living in Herculaneum, MO: what to set up and who to call
In Herculaneum, trash day is Thursday. Tap water in most of Herculaneum comes from Herculaneum PWS, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Herculaneum, 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 Herculaneum.
Power comes from Union Electric
Union Electric (Union Electric Co - (MO)), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Herculaneum. 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 Herculaneum PWS
Herculaneum PWS supplies Herculaneum: about 62% of residents live in its service area. Jefferson County Pwsd 7 serves another 20%. Festus PWS serves another 17%. About 21% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys ground water influenced by surface water (EPA lists Crystal City PWS and Festus PWS and Pevely PWS and Jefferson County Water Authority as sellers) and serves 5,000 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.4 ppb. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. MO6010359.
6 home internet providers serve Herculaneum
100% of 1,950 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 50% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 97% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless | 95% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Brown Dog Networks | Fixed wireless | 100% | 50/10 |
| Wisper | Fixed wireless | 91% | 400/30 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 49% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 49% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Herculaneum is Thursday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Herculaneum, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
Accepted at the curb
- Cardboard
- Glass bottles and jars (clear, brown & green)
- Aseptic packaging & gable top containers (milk & juice cartons)
- Tin & Steel Cans including empty Aerosol cans and containers
- Newspaper, including inserts
- Brown paper bags
- Office, computer, notebook, gift wrap paper (no metal clips, spirals or binders)
- Carrier stock (soda and beer carrying cases)
- Junk mail & envelopes, telephone books
- Paper back books (no hard cover books)
- PETE – soda, water & flavored beverage bottles
- HDPE – milk & juice jugs, detergent & fabric softener containers, etc.
- Plastic buckets like kitty litter containers
From cityofherculaneum.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026; pages dated 2026-08-13T16:15:36+00:00, 2026-08-19, 2026-08-19T21:07:29+00:00. 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 Herculaneum (71%) is in Dunklin R-V School District; parts are in Festus R-VI School District (23%) and Crystal City 47 School District (7%).
ASchool 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.
Herculaneum spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Herculaneum residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Herculaneum | ZIP’s residents in Herculaneum |
|---|---|---|---|
| 63048 | Herculaneum, MO | 90% | 100% |
| 63070 | Pevely, MO | 9% | 5% |
A few homes fall in 63028, 63019.
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 Herculaneum
Who supplies Herculaneum’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Herculaneum PWS (EPA ID MO6010359). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Herculaneum?
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 Herculaneum?
Spectrum, AT&T, Brown Dog Networks, Wisper, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Herculaneum?
63048 (90%), 63070 (9%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Herculaneum in?
Dunklin R-V School District. Parts of the city are in Festus R-VI School District and Crystal City 47 School District.
How do I register to vote in Herculaneum?
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 Jefferson. 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: Herculaneum’s own website (cityofherculaneum.gov), read Oct 23, 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.