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The King City handbook

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

King City PWS reported 9 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: organic carbon removal (total organic carbon) ×9. 78% of systems its size reported none. For an emergency, Mosaic Medical Center Albany is the closest ER, 17.5 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in King City, 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 King City.

Electricity

Power comes from Union Electric

Union Electric (Union Electric Co - (MO)), an investor-owned utility, serves all of King City. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from King City PWS

King City PWS supplies almost all of King City. It draws surface water (EPA lists Dekalb County Pwsd 1 as seller) and serves 1,100 people in all.

9 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: organic carbon removal (total organic carbon) ×9, the latest beginning Apr 2025. 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people had none.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, 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. MO1010425.

Internet

2 home internet providers serve King City

100% of 466 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
United FiberFiber100%1,000/1,000
T-MobileFixed wireless73%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have King City’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in King City.

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

King City kids go to
PK–6King City Elem.King City R-I School District
7–12King City HighKing City R-I School District

King City is in King City R-I 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

King City is in ZIP code 64463

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of King CityZIP’s residents in King City
64463King City, MO100%58%
Area code660Wikidata

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 King City

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

King City PWS (EPA ID MO1010425). It reported 9 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: organic carbon removal (total organic carbon) ×9. 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in King City?

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 King City?

United Fiber, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in King City?

64463. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is King City in?

King City R-I School District.

How do I register to vote in King 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 Gentry. 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.