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The Medill handbook

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

Medill has no town government of its own, so Clark County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Clark County R-I School District. The ER is a drive from Medill: the closest is Scotland County Hospital, 21 miles away.

Medill has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Clark County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Medill’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Medill, 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 Medill.

Electricity

Power comes from Union Electric

Union Electric (Union Electric Co - (MO)), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Medill. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Clark County Cons Pwsd 1

Clark County Cons Pwsd 1 supplies almost all of Medill. It draws ground water (EPA lists Canton PWS and Kahoka Public Works PWS and Scotland County Cons Pwsd 1 as sellers) and serves 7,140 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.

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

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 2.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.4 ppb. That’s higher than 74% 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. MO2024138.

Internet

Which providers serve Medill

Data pending · D4

This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Medill, 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.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Medill’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Medill.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileMedill has no town government of its own, so look for trash and recycling rules on the county’s site.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Medill kids go to
K–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Clark Co. Middlein Kahoka
9–12Clark Co. Highin Kahoka

Medill is in Clark County R-I 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

No town hall: the county runs things

Medill is unincorporated, so Clark County is the local government.

Local governmentClark CountyMedill is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereClarkElections here are run by Clark County (county election office). Its listing was last updated in 2017, so we don’t show its contacts: check voteroutreach.sos.mo.gov.FVAP, Sep 2017
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placevoteroutreach.sos.mo.govThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2017; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Medill is in ZIP code 63445

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of MedillZIP’s residents in Medill
63445Kahoka, MO100%2%

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 Medill

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

Clark County Cons Pwsd 1 (EPA ID MO2024138). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.3 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Medill?

Union Electric (Union Electric Co - (MO)), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What ZIP codes are in Medill?

63445. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Medill in?

Clark County R-I School District.

How do I register to vote in Medill?

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 Clark. 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.