Living in Howard Township, MO: what to set up and who to call
Hume PWS has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 7.6 ppb, was higher than 95% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). The ER is a drive from Howard Township: the closest is Bates County Memorial Hospital, 15.4 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Howard 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 Howard Township.
Power comes from Evergy
Evergy (Evergy Missouri West), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Howard Township. Its homes paid an average of 12.1¢ per kWh in 2025, about $121 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 Hume PWS
Hume PWS supplies Howard Township: about 53% of residents live in its service area. Bates County Pwsd 4 serves another 47%. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Public Wholesale WSD 13 and Butler PWS and Bates County Pwsd 4 as sellers) and serves 330 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 7.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 13.6 ppb. That’s higher than 95% 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. MO1010388.
4 home internet providers serve Howard Township
100% of 259 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Craw Kan Telephone Cooperative | Fiber | 85% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Conexon Connect | Fiber | 46% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Fastwyre Broadband | DSL | 15% | 25/3 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 56% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Howard Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Howard Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Howard Township (68%) is in Hume R-VIII School District; parts are in Rich Hill R-IV School District (32%).
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.
Howard Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Howard Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Howard Township | ZIP’s residents in Howard Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 64752 | Hume, MO | 76% | 56% |
| 64779 | Rich Hill, MO | 24% | 5% |
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 Howard Township
Who supplies Howard Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Hume PWS (EPA ID MO1010388). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 7.6 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Howard Township?
Evergy (Evergy Missouri West), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 12.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Howard Township?
Craw Kan Telephone Cooperative, Conexon Connect, Fastwyre Broadband, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Howard Township?
64752 (76%), 64779 (24%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Howard Township in?
Hume R-VIII School District. Parts of the city are in Rich Hill R-IV School District.
How do I register to vote in Howard 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 Bates. 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.