Watkins Mill · Photo: Watkins_Mill,_County_Highway_MM,_Lawson_vicinity_(Clay_County,_Missouri).jpg: Jet Lowe, Photographer derivative work: Kbh3rd · Public domainLiving in Lawson, MO: what to set up and who to call
Every home in Lawson is in ZIP code 64062. Almost every address in Lawson can get fiber (100%, by the FCC’s map).
I’m new in town
What to set up in Lawson, 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 Lawson.
Power comes from Union Electric
Union Electric (Union Electric Co - (MO)), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Lawson. 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 Mo American Lawson water system
The Mo American Lawson water system supplies Lawson: about 50% of residents live in its service area. About 50% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists Excelsior Springs PWS as seller) and serves 2,546 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 69% 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. MO1010454.
9 home internet providers serve Lawson
100% of 932 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Fiber | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable, Fiber | 96% | 1,000/50 |
| Brightspeed | DSL | 66% | 40/3 |
| Spectrum | Fiber | 42% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 89% | 25/6 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 80% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Lawson’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Lawson.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Lawson is in Lawson R-XIV School District.
ASchool gradeSee 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 Oct 2022; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Lawson is in ZIP code 64062
ZIP codes where Lawson residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Lawson | ZIP’s residents in Lawson |
|---|---|---|---|
| 64062 | Lawson, MO | 100% | 40% |
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 Lawson
Who supplies Lawson’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Mo American Lawson water system (EPA ID MO1010454). 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 2.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Lawson?
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 Lawson?
United Fiber, Mediacom Xtream, Brightspeed, Spectrum, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Lawson?
64062. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Lawson in?
Lawson R-XIV School District.
How do I register to vote in Lawson?
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 Ray. 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.