Living in La Tour, MO: what to set up and who to call
La Tour has no town government of its own, so Johnson County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Holden R-III School District. For a library card, the closest branch is Garden City Branch, 7.1 miles out.
I’m new in town
What to set up in La Tour, 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 Tour.
Power comes from Evergy
Evergy (Evergy Missouri West), an investor-owned utility, serves all of La Tour. 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.
Water comes from Johnson County Pwsd 2
Johnson County Pwsd 2 supplies almost all of La Tour. It draws ground water (EPA lists Mo American Warrensburg and Johnson County Pwsd 3 as sellers) and serves 12,490 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jul–Dec 2024, was 1.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 21.8 ppb. That’s higher than 63% 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. MO1024310.
3 home internet providers serve La Tour
100% of 31 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 99% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Fiber | 97% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Consolidated Communications | DSL | 90% | 10/1 |
| Wisper | Fixed wireless | 61% | 400/30 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have La Tour’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in La Tour.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
La Tour is in Holden R-III 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
La Tour is unincorporated, so Johnson County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
La Tour is in ZIP code 64747
ZIP codes where La Tour residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of La Tour | ZIP’s residents in La Tour |
|---|---|---|---|
| 64747 | Garden City, MO | 100% | 2% |
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 Tour
Who supplies La Tour’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Johnson County Pwsd 2 (EPA ID MO1024310). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.9 ppb (Jul–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in La Tour?
Evergy (Evergy Missouri West), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 12.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve La Tour?
Spectrum, Consolidated Communications, Wisper (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in La Tour?
64747. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is La Tour in?
Holden R-III School District.
How do I register to vote in La Tour?
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.