Photo: Paul Sableman · CC BY 2.0Living in Imperial, MO: what to set up and who to call
Imperial has no town government of its own, so Jefferson County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Windsor C-1 School District. AT&T and Spectrum both wire most of Imperial; 53% of addresses can get fiber.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Imperial, 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 Imperial.
Power comes from Union Electric
Union Electric (Union Electric Co - (MO)), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Imperial. 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 Jefferson County Pwsd 10
Jefferson County Pwsd 10 supplies Imperial: about 86% of residents live in its service area. Jefferson Co Cons Pwsd C 1 serves another 15%. About 6% 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 Missouri American Water as seller) and serves 10,000 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 2023–Dec 2025, was 3.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 87% 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. MO6024302.
6 home internet providers serve Imperial
99% of 2,056 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 53% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T | DSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless | 96% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 95% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Brown Dog Networks | Fixed wireless | 100% | 50/10 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 84% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 65% | 300/20 |
| Wisper | Fixed wireless | 44% | 400/30 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Imperial’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Imperial.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Imperial (90%) is in Windsor C-1 School District; parts are in Fox C-6 School District (10%).
B−School gradeSee Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
No town hall: the county runs things
Imperial is unincorporated, so Jefferson County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Imperial spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Imperial residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Imperial | ZIP’s residents in Imperial |
|---|---|---|---|
| 63052 | Imperial, MO | 89% | 14% |
| 63012 | Barnhart, MO | 7% | 3% |
| 63010 | Arnold, MO | 5% | 1% |
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 Imperial
Who supplies Imperial’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Jefferson County Pwsd 10 (EPA ID MO6024302). 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 3.9 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Imperial?
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 Imperial?
AT&T, Spectrum, Brown Dog Networks, T-Mobile, Verizon, Wisper (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Imperial?
63052 (89%), 63012 (7%), 63010 (5%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Imperial in?
Windsor C-1 School District. Parts of the city are in Fox C-6 School District.
How do I register to vote in Imperial?
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: 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.