Harris-Chilton-Ruble House · Photo: Jim Roberts · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in New Franklin, MO: what to set up and who to call
In New Franklin, trash day is Friday (RTS collects). Power in New Franklin comes from Howard Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in New Franklin, 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 New Franklin.
Power comes from Howard Electric Coop
Howard Electric Coop (Howard Electric Coop), a cooperative utility, serves all of New Franklin.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from New Franklin PWS
New Franklin PWS supplies almost all of New Franklin. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists Howard County Regional Water Comm as seller) and serves 1,089 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 4.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 90% 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. MO2010566.
4 home internet providers serve New Franklin
99% of 451 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 99% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Link Rural Broadband | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 100% | 25/3 |
| Socket Telecom | Fiber | 98% | 2,500/2,500 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless | 17% | 10/1 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 35% | 25/6 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in New Franklin is Friday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in New Franklin, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
From newfranklinmo.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 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.
New Franklin is in New Franklin R-I School District.
A−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 Sep 2015; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
New Franklin is in ZIP code 65274
ZIP codes where New Franklin residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of New Franklin | ZIP’s residents in New Franklin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 65274 | New Franklin, MO | 100% | 65% |
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 New Franklin
Who supplies New Franklin’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
New Franklin PWS (EPA ID MO2010566). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 4.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in New Franklin?
Howard Electric Coop (Howard Electric Coop), a cooperative utility.
What internet providers serve New Franklin?
Air Link Rural Broadband, Socket Telecom, AT&T, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in New Franklin?
65274. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is New Franklin in?
New Franklin R-I School District.
How do I register to vote in New Franklin?
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 Howard. 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: New Franklin’s own website (newfranklinmo.org), read Oct 23, 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.