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Pencil Drawing of Train Depot in Lebanon Missouri by A.B. GreenePhoto: Greene, A.B. · Public domain
The Lebanon handbook

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

Lebanon runs its own electric utility, City of Lebanon; its homes paid 10.2¢ per kWh in 2025. Lebanon R-III School District runs the public schools in Lebanon.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Lebanon, 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 Lebanon.

Electricity

Power comes from City of Lebanon

City of Lebanon (City of Lebanon - (MO)), a municipal utility, serves 95.4% of Lebanon residents. Its homes paid an average of 10.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $116 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 Lebanon PWS

Lebanon PWS supplies almost all of Lebanon. It draws ground water and serves 15,442 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.

Lead, 90th percentile1.9 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 1.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.9 ppb. That’s higher than 64% 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. MO5010458.

Internet

11 home internet providers serve Lebanon

100% of 5,940 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 87% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
FidelityCable98%1,000/50
OzarkFiberFiber87%2,000/2,000
Socket TelecomFiber24%2,500/2,500
BrightspeedDSL, Fixed wireless21%60/5
Total HighSpeed Internet SolutionsFixed wireless100%30/10
Wave Internet TechnologiesFixed wireless100%100/100

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

Trash & recycling

In Lebanon, you hire your own trash hauler

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Lebanon, from the town’s own site.

How trash works hereHire your ownNo town pickup: you hire a private hauler; your hauler sets the daylebanonmissouri.org
Drop-off center · where your trash goes

City of Lebanon Drop-Off Facility

1401 West Commercial Street, Lebanon, MO 65536

We couldn’t find its opening hours.

Yard waste drop-off

City of Lebanon Drop-Off Facility

Public Works — 1401 West Commercial Street, Lebanon, MO

Recycling drop-off

Laclede Industries

941 Utah, Lebanon, MO

Recycling drop-off

Mo Glass Upcycle

18915 Brendel Boulevard, Rocky Mount, MO 65072

Recycling drop-off

S&S Recycling — Lebanon

22395 U.S. Route 66, Lebanon, MO 65536

Furniture, appliances and bulky itemsFree twice-yearly Level Up Lebanon cleanup event where ward residents drop off furniture, appliances, yard waste, and more at no cost
What can be recycledThe town’s recycling pagelebanonmissouri.org →

From lebanonmissouri.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Lebanon kids go to
K–1Joe D. Esther Elem.Lebanon R-III School District
2–3Maplecrest Elem.Lebanon R-III School District
6–8Lebanon Middle SchoolLebanon R-III School District
9–12Lebanon SR. HighLebanon R-III School District

Most of Lebanon (98%) is in Lebanon R-III 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 Sep 2017; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Lebanon is in ZIP code 65536

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of LebanonZIP’s residents in Lebanon
65536Lebanon, MO100%51%
Area code417Wikidata

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 Lebanon

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

Lebanon PWS (EPA ID MO5010458). 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 (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Lebanon?

City of Lebanon (City of Lebanon - (MO)), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 10.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Lebanon?

Fidelity, OzarkFiber, Socket Telecom, Brightspeed, Total HighSpeed Internet Solutions, Wave Internet Technologies (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Lebanon?

65536. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Lebanon in?

Lebanon R-III School District.

How do I register to vote in Lebanon?

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 Laclede. 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: Lebanon’s own website (lebanonmissouri.org), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
  • 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.