Living in Locust Creek Township, MO: what to set up and who to call
Power in Locust Creek Township comes from North Central MO Elec Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. The nearest library is Brookfield Public Library, 7.5 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Locust Creek Township, 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 Locust Creek Township.
Power comes from North Central MO Elec Coop
North Central MO Elec Coop (North Central MO Elec Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Locust Creek Township.
Start or move service: ncmec.coop
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Linneus PWS
Linneus PWS supplies Locust Creek Township: about 47% of residents live in its service area. Linn County Cons Pwsd 1 serves another 47%. About 4% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists Linn County Cons Pwsd 1 and Linn Livingston County Pwsd 3 as sellers) and serves 278 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 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. The highest in five years was 1.9 ppb. 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. MO2010472.
4 home internet providers serve Locust Creek Township
100% of 309 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand River Mutual Telephone | Fiber | 88% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Chariton Valley Communication | Fiber | 12% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 58% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 7% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Locust Creek Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Locust Creek Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Locust Creek Township (70%) is in Linn County R-I School District; parts are in Brookfield R-III School District (30%).
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 Sep 2017; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Locust Creek Township spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Locust Creek Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Locust Creek Township | ZIP’s residents in Locust Creek Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 64653 | Linneus, MO | 80% | 63% |
| 64628 | Brookfield, MO | 14% | 1% |
| 64674 | Purdin, MO | 5% | 7% |
A few homes fall in 64651.
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 Locust Creek Township
Who supplies Locust Creek Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Linneus PWS (EPA ID MO2010472). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% 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 Locust Creek Township?
North Central MO Elec Coop (North Central MO Elec Coop Inc), a cooperative utility.
What internet providers serve Locust Creek Township?
Grand River Mutual Telephone, Chariton Valley Communication, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Locust Creek Township?
64653 (80%), 64628 (14%), 64674 (5%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Locust Creek Township in?
Linn County R-I School District. Parts of the city are in Brookfield R-III School District.
How do I register to vote in Locust Creek Township?
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 Linn. 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.