Living in Indian Lake, MO: what to set up and who to call
Indian Lake has no town government of its own, so Crawford County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Crawford County R-2 School District. Power in Indian Lake comes from Crawford Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Indian Lake, 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 Indian Lake.
Power comes from Crawford Electric Coop
Crawford Electric Coop (Crawford Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Indian Lake. Its homes paid an average of 13.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $152 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 Indian Hills Utilities Operating Company
Indian Hills Utilities Operating Company supplies almost all of Indian Lake. It draws ground water and serves 1,600 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 1.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.0 ppb. That’s higher than 68% 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. MO6036052.
5 home internet providers serve Indian Lake
100% of 740 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 95% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable | 98% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Brightspeed | Fiber | 96% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Wave Internet Technologies | Fixed wireless | 100% | 100/100 |
| BlueBit Networks | Fixed wireless | 65% | 100/20 |
| Wisper | Fixed wireless | 53% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Indian Lake’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Indian Lake.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Indian Lake is in Crawford County R-2 School District.
A−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
Indian Lake is unincorporated, so Crawford 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.
Indian Lake is in ZIP code 65453
ZIP codes where Indian Lake residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Indian Lake | ZIP’s residents in Indian Lake |
|---|---|---|---|
| 65453 | Cuba, MO | 100% | 9% |
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 Indian Lake
Who supplies Indian Lake’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Indian Hills Utilities Operating Company (EPA ID MO6036052). 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 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Indian Lake?
Crawford Electric Coop (Crawford Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 13.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Indian Lake?
Spectrum, Brightspeed, Wave Internet Technologies, BlueBit Networks, Wisper (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Indian Lake?
65453. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Indian Lake in?
Crawford County R-2 School District.
How do I register to vote in Indian Lake?
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 Crawford. 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.