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The Irena handbook

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

Every home in Irena is in ZIP code 64456. The nearest library is Worth County Library, 4.1 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Irena, 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 Irena.

Electricity

Power comes from Evergy

Evergy (Evergy Missouri West), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Irena. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Worth County Pwsd 1

Worth County Pwsd 1 supplies almost all of Irena. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Sirwa #2 (Creston) and Grant City PWS as sellers) and serves 1,497 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.

Lead, 90th percentile2.2 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 2.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 74% 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. MO1024646.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Irena

100% of 9 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
United FiberFiber100%1,000/1,000
Lockridge NetworksFixed wireless56%25/3
T-MobileFixed wireless56%100/20
Windstream MissouriFixed wireless22%50/5
United SkyFixed wireless11%50/10

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Irena’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Irena.

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

Irena kids go to
PK–6Worth Co. Elementaryin Grant City
7–12Worth Co. Highin Grant City

Irena is in Worth County R-III 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.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Irena is in ZIP code 64456

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of IrenaZIP’s residents in Irena
64456Grant City, MO100%1%

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 Irena

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

Worth County Pwsd 1 (EPA ID MO1024646). 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 2.2 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Irena?

Evergy (Evergy Missouri West), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 12.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Irena?

United Fiber, Lockridge Networks, T-Mobile, Windstream Missouri, United Sky (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Irena?

64456. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Irena in?

Worth County R-III School District.

How do I register to vote in Irena?

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 Worth. 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.