Photo: Cvanlue25 · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Monett, MO: what to set up and who to call
Monett runs its own electric utility, City of Monett; its homes paid 12.9¢ per kWh in 2025. Tap water in Monett comes from Monett PWS, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Monett, 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 Monett.
Power comes from City of Monett
City of Monett (City of Monett - (MO)), a municipal utility, serves 93.8% of Monett residents. Its homes paid an average of 12.9¢ per kWh in 2025, about $124 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 Monett PWS
Monett PWS supplies almost all of Monett. It draws ground water and serves 9,789 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.
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 1.5 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. MO5010537.
8 home internet providers serve Monett
100% of 3,572 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 96% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| OzarkFiber | Fiber | 96% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Optimum | Cable | 91% | 940/35 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless | 18% | 100/20 |
| Total HighSpeed Internet Solutions | Fixed wireless | 100% | 30/10 |
| Critical Links | Fixed wireless | 100% | 25/10 |
| Wisper | Fixed wireless | 87% | 400/30 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Monett depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Monett, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayLook up your day on monettmo.gov
Recycle Center
205 15th St., Monett, MO
- Tue7:30 am–6 pm
- Thu7:30 am–6 pm
- Sat10 am–2 pm
Accepted at the curb
- Aluminum cans
- Flattened cardboard boxes
- Cardboard egg cartons
- All paper except blueprints and slick fax paper
From monettmo.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 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.
Most of Monett (94%) is in Monett R-I School District; parts are in Pierce City R-VI School District (6%).
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 Aug 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Monett is in ZIP code 65708
ZIP codes where Monett residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Monett | ZIP’s residents in Monett |
|---|---|---|---|
| 65708 | Monett, MO | 100% | 74% |
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 Monett
Who supplies Monett’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Monett PWS (EPA ID MO5010537). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Monett?
City of Monett (City of Monett - (MO)), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 12.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Monett?
OzarkFiber, Optimum, AT&T, Total HighSpeed Internet Solutions, Critical Links, Wisper (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Monett?
65708. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Monett in?
Monett R-I School District. Parts of the city are in Pierce City R-VI School District.
How do I register to vote in Monett?
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 Barry. 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: Monett’s own website (monettmo.gov), read Oct 21, 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.