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The Kansas City handbook

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

Kansas City runs its own electric utility, City of Kansas City. For recycling, Kansas City has Midwest Recycling Center at 2000 East 19th Street; OpenStreetMap lists it open Mon–Fri 8:30 am–5 pm.

Trash & dumpWho supplies the water?Which school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes

I’m new in town

What to set up in Kansas City, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

PowerCity of Kansas Citymunicipal utilityMore →WaterKansas City PWS0 health-based violations in 5 years · EPAMore →Internet7 providers99% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpMidwest Recycling CenterMon–Fri 8:30 am–5 pmMore →SchoolNorth Kansas City 74 School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP codes64155, 64151, 64114 +32Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Kansas City.

Electricity

Power comes from City of Kansas City

City of Kansas City (City of Kansas City - (KS)), a municipal utility, serves 97.4% of Kansas City residents.

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 Kansas City PWS

Kansas City PWS supplies almost all of Kansas City. It draws surface water (EPA lists Water District 1 of Johnson Co and Kansas City Board of Public Utilities and North Kansas City PWS and Jackson County Pwsd 2 as sellers) and serves 553,295 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 93% of the 42 systems serving 500,001–1,000,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile2.1 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 2.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.2 ppb. That’s higher than 62% 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. MO1010415.

Internet

7 home internet providers serve Kansas City

99% of 166,660 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 95% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber97%1,000/35
Google FiberFiber91%8,000/8,000
AT&TDSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber76%5,000/5,000
Everfast FiberFiber, Cable49%1,000/1,000
VerizonFixed wireless76%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless66%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

Midwest Recycling Center is open on weekdays

Where to take trash and recycling in Kansas City, and where the rules are.

Drop-off

Midwest Recycling Center

2000 East 19th Street, Kansas City, MO, 64127

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  • Mon8:30 am–5 pm
  • Tue8:30 am–5 pm
  • Wed8:30 am–5 pm
  • Thu8:30 am–5 pm
  • Fri8:30 am–5 pm

Hours from OpenStreetMap, last updated Mar 2020. They can change with the season, so check mrcrecycling.net before you go.

Drop-off hours: OpenStreetMap. © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Curbside pickupWe don’t have Kansas City’s curbside rules yetCheck kcmo.gov
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Kansas City kids go to
PK–640 schoolsDepends on your address
7–810 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–1210 high schoolsDepends on your address

Most of Kansas City (22%) is in North Kansas City 74 School District; parts are in Kansas City 33 School District (21%) and Platte County R-III School District (13%) and Park Hill School District (9%) and Hickman Mills C-1 School District (8%) and Grandview C-4 School District (7%) and Raytown C-2 School District (7%) and Liberty 53 School District (4%) and Center 58 School District (4%) and Lee's Summit R-VII School District (2%).

C+School gradeSee 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.

Official sitekcmo.govKansas City’s own websiteWikidataTown HallBudget, officials, electionsKansas City’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereKansas City BoardKansas City runs its own elections (city board of elections). Most of Kansas City (62%) votes here; the rest in Clay County (27%); Platte County (10%). 4407 Dr. Martin Luther King Blvd., Kansas City, MO 64130 · (816) 842-4820 · [email protected]FVAP, Feb 2024
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placevoteroutreach.sos.mo.govThe state’s voter lookup

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

ZIP codes & area codes

Kansas City spans 35 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Kansas CityZIP’s residents in Kansas City
64155Kansas City, MO6%100%
64151Kansas City, MO5%89%
64114Kansas City, MO5%100%
64118Kansas City, MO5%55%
64157Kansas City, MO5%100%
64134Kansas City, MO4%100%
64131Kansas City, MO4%100%
64119Kansas City, MO4%70%
64130Kansas City, MO4%100%
64133Kansas City, MO3%50%
64127Kansas City, MO3%100%
64111Kansas City, MO3%100%
64110Kansas City, MO3%100%
64117Kansas City, MO3%97%
64138Kansas City, MO3%52%
64132Kansas City, MO3%100%
64154Kansas City, MO3%100%
64116Kansas City, MO3%72%
64124Kansas City, MO3%100%
64113Kansas City, MO2%100%
64128Kansas City, MO2%100%
64123Kansas City, MO2%100%
64109Kansas City, MO2%100%
64106Kansas City, MO2%100%
64137Kansas City, MO2%100%
64108Kansas City, MO2%100%
64112Kansas City, MO2%100%
64129Kansas City, MO2%100%
64152Kansas City, MO2%27%
64156Kansas City, MO1%100%
64158Kansas City, MO1%100%
64105Kansas City, MO1%100%
64126Kansas City, MO1%90%
64153Kansas City, MO1%94%
64145Kansas City, MO1%100%

A few homes fall in 64139, 64136, 64125, 64146, 64120, 64147, 64149, 64163, 64101, 64165, 64161, 64166, 64164, 64167, 64082, 64055, 64053, 64079, 64064, 64102. 64121, 64141, 64144, 64148, 64162, 64168, 64170, 64171, 64179, 64180, 64184, 64187, 64188, 64190, 64191, 64195, 64196, 64197, 64198, 64199, 64999 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs with no homes.

Area code816Wikidata

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.

TrainKansas City Union StationTrain station in townNearest emergency roomNKC Health1.7 miles awayGet a library cardCentral Library14 W 10th St. · (816) 701-3400

Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Kansas City

When is the Midwest Recycling Center open?

Mon–Fri 8:30 am–5 pm, according to OpenStreetMap (as of Oct 9, 2026). Check mrcrecycling.net before you go: the town sets the hours and who may use it.

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

Kansas City PWS (EPA ID MO1010415). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 93% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.1 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Kansas City?

City of Kansas City (City of Kansas City - (KS)), a municipal utility.

What internet providers serve Kansas City?

Spectrum, Google Fiber, AT&T, Everfast Fiber, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Kansas City?

64155 (6%), 64151 (5%), 64114 (5%), 64118 (5%), 64157 (5%), 64134 (4%), 64131 (4%), 64119 (4%), 64130 (4%), 64133 (3%), 64127 (3%), 64111 (3%), 64110 (3%), 64117 (3%), 64138 (3%), 64132 (3%), 64154 (3%), 64116 (3%), 64124 (3%), 64113 (2%), 64128 (2%), 64123 (2%), 64109 (2%), 64106 (2%), 64137 (2%), 64108 (2%), 64112 (2%), 64129 (2%), 64152 (2%), 64156 (1%), 64158 (1%), 64105 (1%), 64126 (1%), 64153 (1%), 64145 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Kansas City in?

North Kansas City 74 School District. Parts of the city are in Kansas City 33 School District and Platte County R-III School District and Park Hill School District and Hickman Mills C-1 School District and Grandview C-4 School District and Raytown C-2 School District and Liberty 53 School District and Center 58 School District and Lee's Summit R-VII School District.

How do I register to vote in Kansas City?

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 Kansas City Board. 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.