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The Holcomb Township handbook

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

Power in Holcomb Township comes from Ozark Border Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. The closest ER is Piggott Community Hospital, 8.3 miles away.

I’m new in town

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

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Holcomb Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Ozark Border Electric Coop

Ozark Border Electric Coop (Ozark Border Electric Coop), a cooperative utility, serves 78.9% of Holcomb Township residents. Its homes paid an average of 12.3¢ per kWh in 2025, about $167 a month (its average across Missouri).

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

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Holcomb PWS

Holcomb PWS supplies Holcomb Township: about 42% of residents live in its service area. Dunklin County Pwsd 1 serves another 13%. Dunklin County Pwsd 3 South serves another 5%. About 39% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water (EPA lists Dunklin County Pwsd 3 South as seller) and serves 635 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.

Lead, 90th percentile1.8 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.8 ppb. That’s higher than 67% 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. MO4010370.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Holcomb Township

97% of 583 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 92% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
PD FiberFiber92%1,000/1,000
SparklightCable73%1,000/50
AT&TDSL, Fixed wireless7%25/3
T-MobileFixed wireless6%25/3

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Holcomb Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Holcomb Township.

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

Holcomb Township kids go to
PK–6Holcomb Elem.Holcomb R-III School District
7–12Holcomb HighHolcomb R-III School District

Most of Holcomb Township (75%) is in Holcomb R-III School District; parts are in Campbell R-II School District (24%).

C+School gradeSee 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.

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

Holcomb Township spans 4 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Holcomb TownshipZIP’s residents in Holcomb Township
63852Holcomb, MO79%81%
63847Gibson, MO7%100%
63880Whiteoak, MO7%100%
63933Campbell, MO6%3%

A few homes fall in 63857.

Area code573Wikidata

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.

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

Questions about living in Holcomb Township

Who supplies Holcomb Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

Holcomb PWS (EPA ID MO4010370). 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 1.8 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Holcomb Township?

Ozark Border Electric Coop (Ozark Border Electric Coop), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 12.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Holcomb Township?

PD Fiber, Sparklight, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Holcomb Township?

63852 (79%), 63847 (7%), 63880 (7%), 63933 (6%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Holcomb Township in?

Holcomb R-III School District. Parts of the city are in Campbell R-II School District.

How do I register to vote in Holcomb 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 Dunklin. 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.