St. Jude's Episcopal Church · Photo: Sa magnuson33 · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Monroe City, MO: what to set up and who to call
Monroe City PWS reported 16 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×12, disinfection byproducts (HAA5) ×4. 78% of systems its size reported none. Monroe City runs its own electric utility, City of Monroe City.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Monroe City, 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 Monroe City.
Power comes from City of Monroe City
City of Monroe City (City of Monroe City - (MO)), a municipal utility, serves all of Monroe City.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Monroe City PWS
Monroe City PWS supplies almost all of Monroe City. It draws surface water and serves 2,500 people in all.
16 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×12, disinfection byproducts (HAA5) ×4, the latest beginning Apr 2026. 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.0 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. MO2010538.
7 home internet providers serve Monroe City
100% of 1,265 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 84% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 90% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Brightspeed | Fiber, DSL | 79% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Ralls Technologies | Fiber | 28% | 10,000/10,000 |
| Chariton Valley Communication | Fiber | 26% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Mark Twain Communications Company | Fixed wireless | 100% | 300/50 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 79% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Monroe City’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Monroe City.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Monroe City is in Monroe City R-I School District.
B+School 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 Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Monroe City is in ZIP code 63456
ZIP codes where Monroe City residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Monroe City | ZIP’s residents in Monroe City |
|---|---|---|---|
| 63456 | Monroe City, MO | 100% | 60% |
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 Monroe City
Who supplies Monroe City’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Monroe City PWS (EPA ID MO2010538). It reported 16 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×12, disinfection byproducts (HAA5) ×4. 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Monroe City?
City of Monroe City (City of Monroe City - (MO)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Monroe City?
Spectrum, Brightspeed, Ralls Technologies, Chariton Valley Communication, Mark Twain Communications Company, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Monroe City?
63456. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Monroe City in?
Monroe City R-I School District.
How do I register to vote in Monroe City?
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 Monroe. 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.