Living in Mill Spring, MO: what to set up and who to call
Power in Mill Spring comes from Black River Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. The ER is a drive from Mill Spring: the closest is Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center, 23.1 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Mill Spring, 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 Mill Spring.
Power comes from Black River Electric Coop
Black River Electric Coop (Black River Electric Coop - (MO)), a cooperative utility, serves all of Mill Spring. Its homes paid an average of 13.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $157 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 Mill Spring PWS
Mill Spring PWS supplies almost all of Mill Spring. It draws ground water and serves 112 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 2021–Dec 2023, was 1.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 59% 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. MO4010527.
Which providers serve Mill Spring
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Mill Spring, 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 Mill Spring’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Mill Spring.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Mill Spring is in Clearwater 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.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2015; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Mill Spring is in ZIP code 63952
ZIP codes where Mill Spring residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Mill Spring | ZIP’s residents in Mill Spring |
|---|---|---|---|
| 63952 | Mill Spring, MO | 100% | 51% |
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 Mill Spring
Who supplies Mill Spring’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Mill Spring PWS (EPA ID MO4010527). 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 1.1 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Mill Spring?
Black River Electric Coop (Black River Electric Coop - (MO)), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 13.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in Mill Spring?
63952. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Mill Spring in?
Clearwater R-I School District.
How do I register to vote in Mill Spring?
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 Wayne. 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.