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The Malta Bend handbook

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

All of Malta Bend gets its mail under one ZIP code, 65339. For a library card, the closest branch is Marshall Public Library, 10.2 miles out.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Malta Bend, 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 Malta Bend.

Electricity

Power comes from Evergy

Evergy (Evergy Missouri West), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Malta Bend. Its homes paid an average of 12.1¢ per kWh in 2025, about $121 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 Malta Bend PWS

Malta Bend PWS supplies almost all of Malta Bend. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists Marshall PWS as seller) and serves 200 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.

Lead, 90th percentile2.3 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 2.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 76% 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. MO2010491.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Malta Bend

100% of 123 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Citizens CablevisionCable100%250/20
BrightspeedDSL41%60/5
Air Link Rural BroadbandFixed wireless100%25/3
AT&TFixed wireless50%25/3
T-MobileFixed wireless7%25/3

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Malta Bend’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Malta Bend.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Malta Bend or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Malta Bend kids go to
PK–6Malta Bend Elementary SchoolMalta Bend R-V School District
7–12Malta Bend High SchoolMalta Bend R-V School District

Malta Bend is in Malta Bend R-V 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.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Malta Bend is in ZIP code 65339

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Malta BendZIP’s residents in Malta Bend
65339Malta Bend, MO100%35%
Area code660Wikidata

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 Malta Bend

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

Malta Bend PWS (EPA ID MO2010491). 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 2.3 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Malta Bend?

Evergy (Evergy Missouri West), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 12.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Malta Bend?

Citizens Cablevision, Brightspeed, Air Link Rural Broadband, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Malta Bend?

65339. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Malta Bend in?

Malta Bend R-V School District.

How do I register to vote in Malta Bend?

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 Saline. 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.