Living in Licking, MO: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in most of Licking comes from Texas County Pwsd 4, 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. Power in Licking comes from Intercounty Electric Coop Assn, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Licking, 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 Licking.
Power comes from Intercounty Electric Coop Assn
Intercounty Electric Coop Assn (Intercounty Electric Coop Assn - (MO)), a cooperative utility, serves all of Licking. Its homes paid an average of 13.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $164 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 Texas County Pwsd 4
Texas County Pwsd 4 supplies Licking: about 56% of residents live in its service area. Licking PWS serves another 44%. About 4% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water (EPA lists Licking PWS as seller) and serves 2,398 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 2024–Dec 2026, 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. MO4024609.
Which providers serve Licking
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Licking, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.
Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.
We don’t have Licking’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Licking.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Licking is in Licking R-VIII School District.
BSchool 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 Aug 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Licking is in ZIP code 65542
ZIP codes where Licking residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Licking | ZIP’s residents in Licking |
|---|---|---|---|
| 65542 | Licking, 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 Licking
Who supplies Licking’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Texas County Pwsd 4 (EPA ID MO4024609). 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 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Licking?
Intercounty Electric Coop Assn (Intercounty Electric Coop Assn - (MO)), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 13.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in Licking?
65542. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Licking in?
Licking R-VIII School District.
How do I register to vote in Licking?
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 Texas. 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): pending.