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The Knob Noster handbook

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

Every home in Knob Noster is in ZIP code 65336. Knob Noster R-VIII School District runs the public schools in Knob Noster.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Knob Noster, 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 Knob Noster.

Electricity

Power comes from Evergy

Evergy (Evergy Missouri West), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Knob Noster. 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 Knob Noster PWS

Knob Noster PWS supplies Knob Noster: about 96% of residents live in its service area. About 4% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 2,863 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 75% 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. MO1010432.

Internet

7 home internet providers serve Knob Noster

100% of 1,006 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 93% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber95%1,000/35
Fastwyre BroadbandFiber92%2,000/2,000
AT&TFixed wireless, DSL59%25/3
WisperFixed wireless98%400/30
VerizonFixed wireless80%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless53%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 Knob Noster’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Knob Noster.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Knob Noster kids go to
PK–5Knob Noster Elem.Knob Noster R-VIII School District
6–8Knob Noster MiddleKnob Noster R-VIII School District
9–12Knob Noster HighKnob Noster R-VIII School District

Knob Noster is in Knob Noster R-VIII 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.

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

Knob Noster is in ZIP code 65336

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Knob NosterZIP’s residents in Knob Noster
65336Knob Noster, MO100%45%
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 Knob Noster

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

Knob Noster PWS (EPA ID MO1010432). 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 Knob Noster?

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

What internet providers serve Knob Noster?

Spectrum, Fastwyre Broadband, AT&T, Wisper, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Knob Noster?

65336. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Knob Noster in?

Knob Noster R-VIII School District.

How do I register to vote in Knob Noster?

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 Johnson. 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.