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The Leadwood handbook

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

Leadwood PWS reported 4 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: radium (combined radium-226 and -228) ×4. 78% of systems its size reported none. Public schools here are run by West St. Francois County R-IV School District.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Leadwood, 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 Leadwood.

Electricity

Power comes from Union Electric

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

Leadwood PWS supplies almost all of Leadwood. It draws ground water and serves 1,200 people in all.

4 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: radium (combined radium-226 and -228) ×4, the latest beginning Oct 2024. 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people had none.

Lead, 90th percentile1.1 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 1.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.0 ppb. That’s higher than 55% 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. MO4010456.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Leadwood

100% of 513 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber96%1,000/1,000
AT&TDSL, Fixed wireless10%25/3
WisperFixed wireless96%400/30
T-MobileFixed wireless51%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless44%300/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Leadwood’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Leadwood.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Leadwood or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Leadwood kids go to
PK–5West County Elem.in Park Hills
6–8West County Middlein Park Hills
9–12West County Highin Park Hills

Leadwood is in West St. Francois County R-IV School District.

B+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 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Leadwood spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of LeadwoodZIP’s residents in Leadwood
63653Leadwood, MO96%100%
63601Park Hills, MO4%0%
Area code573Wikidata

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 Leadwood

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

Leadwood PWS (EPA ID MO4010456). It reported 4 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: radium (combined radium-226 and -228) ×4. 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.1 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Leadwood?

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 Leadwood?

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

What ZIP codes are in Leadwood?

63653 (96%), 63601 (4%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Leadwood in?

West St. Francois County R-IV School District.

How do I register to vote in Leadwood?

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 St. Francois. 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.