Photo: Public domain · Public domainLiving in Liberal, MO: what to set up and who to call
Liberal runs its own electric utility, City of Liberal. Tap water in Liberal comes from Liberal PWS, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Liberal, 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 Liberal.
Power comes from City of Liberal
City of Liberal (City of Liberal - (MO)), a municipal utility, serves all of Liberal.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Liberal PWS
Liberal PWS supplies almost all of Liberal. It draws ground water (EPA lists Barton Dade Cedar Jasp Countycons Pwsd 1 as seller) and serves 759 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. MO5010465.
4 home internet providers serve Liberal
100% of 375 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 87% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable | 97% | 1,000/50 |
| Windstream Missouri | Fiber, Fixed wireless, DSL | 97% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Net Vision Communications | Fixed wireless | 99% | 100/20 |
| Wisper | Fixed wireless | 32% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Liberal
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Liberal, from the town’s own site.
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check liberalmo.gov →
From liberalmo.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 5/4/2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Liberal is in Liberal R-II 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.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Liberal is in ZIP code 64762
ZIP codes where Liberal residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Liberal | ZIP’s residents in Liberal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 64762 | Liberal, MO | 100% | 44% |
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 Liberal
Who supplies Liberal’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Liberal PWS (EPA ID MO5010465). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Liberal?
City of Liberal (City of Liberal - (MO)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Liberal?
Mediacom Xtream, Windstream Missouri, Net Vision Communications, Wisper (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Liberal?
64762. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Liberal in?
Liberal R-II School District.
How do I register to vote in Liberal?
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 Barton. 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: Liberal’s own website (liberalmo.gov), 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.