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The La Grange handbook

Living in La Grange, MO: what to set up and who to call

Lagrange PWS reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (TTHM), beginning Jan 2025. La Grange has its own library, Lagrange Library, at 114 S Main St.

I’m new in town

What to set up in La Grange, 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 La Grange.

Electricity

Power comes from Union Electric

Union Electric (Union Electric Co - (MO)), an investor-owned utility, serves all of La Grange. 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 Lagrange PWS

Lagrange PWS supplies La Grange: about 91% of residents live in its service area. Clark County Cons Pwsd 1 serves another 9%. It draws ground water and serves 875 people in all.

1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM), beginning Jan 2025. 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people had none.

Lead, 90th percentile1.8 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 1.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 68% 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. MO2010440.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve La Grange

99% of 408 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 99% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Rise BroadbandFiber99%1,000/200
BrightspeedDSL64%40/3
AT&TFixed wireless14%25/3
Mark Twain Communications CompanyFixed wireless7%100/10

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have La Grange’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in La Grange.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

La Grange kids go to
PK–6Highland Elem.in Lewistown
7–12Highland JR.-SR. Highin Lewistown

La Grange 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.

Government & voting

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.

ZIP codes & area codes

La Grange is in ZIP code 63448

ZIP codes where La Grange residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of La GrangeZIP’s residents in La Grange
63448La Grange, MO100%54%
Area code655Wikidata

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 La Grange

Who supplies La Grange’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

Lagrange PWS (EPA ID MO2010440). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.8 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in La Grange?

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 Grange?

Rise Broadband, Brightspeed, AT&T, Mark Twain Communications Company (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in La Grange?

63448. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is La Grange in?

Lewis County C-1 School District.

How do I register to vote in La Grange?

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.