Locust Creek Covered Bridge · Photo: Milanite · CC BY 2.0Living in Jefferson Township, MO: what to set up and who to call
Power in Jefferson Township comes from Farmers Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. For emergencies, Jefferson Township is closest to Pershing Memorial Hospital, 5.8 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Jefferson 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 Jefferson Township.
Power comes from Farmers Electric Coop
Farmers Electric Coop (Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (MO)), a cooperative utility, serves all of Jefferson Township. Its homes paid an average of 13.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $155 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 Laclede PWS
Laclede PWS supplies Jefferson Township: about 43% of residents live in its service area. Chariton Linn County Pwsd 3 serves another 27%. Linn County Cons Pwsd 1 serves another 26%. About 4% 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 Brookfield PWS and Linn County Cons Pwsd 1 as sellers) and serves 345 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 2024–Dec 2026, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. MO2010437.
6 home internet providers serve Jefferson Township
63% of 377 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 20% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windstream Missouri | Fixed wireless, DSL | 72% | 200/20 |
| Chariton Valley Communication | Fiber | 14% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Grand River Mutual Telephone | Fiber | 3% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 71% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 18% | 25/3 |
| Air Link Rural Broadband | Fixed wireless | 12% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Jefferson Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Jefferson Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Jefferson Township (75%) is in Brookfield R-III School District; parts are in Meadville R-IV School District (14%) and Linn County R-I School District (12%).
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 2017; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Jefferson Township spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Jefferson Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Jefferson Township | ZIP’s residents in Jefferson Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 64651 | Laclede, MO | 78% | 99% |
| 64628 | Brookfield, MO | 18% | 2% |
| 64653 | Linneus, MO | 3% | 3% |
| 64681 | Sumner, MO | 1% | 4% |
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 Jefferson Township
Who supplies Jefferson Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Laclede PWS (EPA ID MO2010437). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Jefferson Township?
Farmers Electric Coop (Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (MO)), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 13.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Jefferson Township?
Windstream Missouri, Chariton Valley Communication, Grand River Mutual Telephone, Verizon, T-Mobile, Air Link Rural Broadband (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Jefferson Township?
64651 (78%), 64628 (18%), 64653 (3%), 64681 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Jefferson Township in?
Brookfield R-III School District. Parts of the city are in Meadville R-IV School District and Linn County R-I School District.
How do I register to vote in Jefferson 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 Linn. 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.