Living in La Belle, MO: what to set up and who to call
La Belle PWS has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 10.2 ppb, was higher than 98% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). The nearest emergency room is Scotland County Hospital, 27.5 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in La Belle, 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 La Belle.
Power comes from Union Electric
Union Electric (Union Electric Co - (MO)), an investor-owned utility, serves all of La Belle. 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.
Water comes from La Belle PWS
La Belle PWS supplies La Belle: about 90% of residents live in its service area. Knox County Public Water & Sewer Dist 1 serves another 6%. About 6% 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 Clarence Cannon Wholesale Wtr Comm as seller) and serves 660 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 10.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 98% 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. MO2010436.
4 home internet providers serve La Belle
97% of 319 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 92% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Twain Communications Company | Fixed wireless, DSL, Fiber | 100% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Brightspeed | DSL | 66% | 10/1 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 18% | 25/3 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 17% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have La Belle’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in La Belle.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
La Belle is in Lewis County C-1 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.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2015; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
La Belle is in ZIP code 63447
ZIP codes where La Belle residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of La Belle | ZIP’s residents in La Belle |
|---|---|---|---|
| 63447 | La Belle, MO | 100% | 64% |
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 La Belle
Who supplies La Belle’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
La Belle PWS (EPA ID MO2010436). 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 10.2 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in La Belle?
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 La Belle?
Mark Twain Communications Company, Brightspeed, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in La Belle?
63447. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is La Belle in?
Lewis County C-1 School District.
How do I register to vote in La Belle?
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 Lewis. 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.