Living in Hughes Township, MO: what to set up and who to call
Nodaway County Pwsd 1 reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a surface water treatment requirement (Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule), beginning Sep 2024. Fiber reaches 98% of addresses in Hughes Township.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Hughes 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 Hughes Township.
Power comes from Evergy
Evergy (Evergy Missouri West), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Hughes 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 Nodaway County Pwsd 1
Nodaway County Pwsd 1 supplies Hughes Township: about 82% of residents live in its service area. About 18% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Maryville PWS as seller) and serves 6,428 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a surface water treatment requirement (Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule), beginning Sep 2024. 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 1.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.4 ppb. That’s higher than 59% 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. MO1024428.
4 home internet providers serve Hughes Township
98% of 200 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 98% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand River Mutual Telephone | Fiber | 90% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Fastwyre Broadband | DSL | 49% | 25/3 |
| United Fiber | Fiber | 20% | 1,000/1,000 |
| KWIKOM Communications | Fixed wireless | 2% | 60/12 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Hughes Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Hughes Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Hughes Township is in Nodaway-Holt R-VII 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 Sep 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Hughes Township spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Hughes Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Hughes Township | ZIP’s residents in Hughes Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 64455 | Graham, MO | 85% | 97% |
| 64487 | Skidmore, MO | 9% | 6% |
| 64423 | Barnard, MO | 5% | 2% |
A few homes fall in 64468.
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 Hughes Township
Who supplies Hughes Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Nodaway County Pwsd 1 (EPA ID MO1024428). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a surface water treatment requirement (Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule). 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.4 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Hughes Township?
Evergy (Evergy Missouri West), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 12.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Hughes Township?
Grand River Mutual Telephone, Fastwyre Broadband, United Fiber, KWIKOM Communications (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Hughes Township?
64455 (85%), 64487 (9%), 64423 (5%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Hughes Township in?
Nodaway-Holt R-VII School District.
How do I register to vote in Hughes 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 Nodaway. 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.