Photo: Kbh3rd · CC BY 4.0Living in Linn, MO: what to set up and who to call
Every home in Linn is in ZIP code 65051. The ER is a drive from Linn: the closest is SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City, 24.3 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Linn, 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 Linn.
Power comes from Union Electric
Union Electric (Union Electric Co - (MO)), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Linn. 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 Linn PWS
Linn PWS supplies Linn: about 91% of residents live in its service area. About 9% 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 Osage County Pwsd 3 as seller) and serves 1,500 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 2022–Dec 2024, was 1.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 63% 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. MO3010470.
7 home internet providers serve Linn
100% of 580 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 2% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cable America | Cable | 99% | 1,000/50 |
| AT&T | DSL | 30% | 10/1 |
| MJZ Networkz | Fiber | 2% | 2,500/2,500 |
| Stimulus Technologies | Fixed wireless | 100% | 100/50 |
| Wave Internet Technologies | Fixed wireless | 100% | 100/100 |
| Wisper | Fixed wireless | 90% | 400/30 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Republic Services picks up trash in Linn
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Linn, from the town’s own site.
Accepted at the curb
- Aluminum cans, trays and foils (no food contamination)
- Steel cans, tin and aerosol
- Plastic #'s 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 7
- Paper, phone books, magazines, books (no hard cover)
- Cardboard and chipboard (pizza, cereal, cake, food and soda can boxes)
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check cityoflinn.com →
From cityoflinn.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 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.
Linn is in Osage County R-II 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 Sep 2017; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Linn is in ZIP code 65051
ZIP codes where Linn residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Linn | ZIP’s residents in Linn |
|---|---|---|---|
| 65051 | Linn, MO | 100% | 29% |
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 Linn
Who supplies Linn’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Linn PWS (EPA ID MO3010470). 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 1.6 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Linn?
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 Linn?
Cable America, AT&T, MJZ Networkz, Stimulus Technologies, Wave Internet Technologies, Wisper (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Linn?
65051. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Linn in?
Osage County R-II School District.
How do I register to vote in Linn?
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 Osage. 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: Linn’s own website (cityoflinn.com), read Oct 22, 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.