Abraham Byrd House · Photo: Maria573 · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Oak Ridge, MO: what to set up and who to call
Power in Oak Ridge comes from Citizens Electric Corporation, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. For an emergency, Saint Francis Medical Center is the closest ER, 16.1 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Oak Ridge, 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 Oak Ridge.
Power comes from Citizens Electric Corporation
Citizens Electric Corporation (Citizens Electric Corporation - (MO)), a cooperative utility, serves all of Oak Ridge. Its homes paid an average of 15.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $158 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 Cape Perry County Pwsd 1 South
Cape Perry County Pwsd 1 South supplies almost all of Oak Ridge. It draws ground water and serves 8,545 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 2024–Dec 2026, was 2.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 5.4 ppb. That’s higher than 75% 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. MO4024096.
4 home internet providers serve Oak Ridge
100% of 127 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 88% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Fiber | 86% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless | 28% | 10/1 |
| Wisper | Fixed wireless | 98% | 400/30 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 85% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Oak Ridge’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Oak Ridge.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Oak Ridge is in Oak Ridge R-VI 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 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Oak Ridge spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Oak Ridge residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Oak Ridge | ZIP’s residents in Oak Ridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| 63769 | Oak Ridge, MO | 93% | 15% |
| 63755 | Jackson, MO | 7% | 0% |
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 Oak Ridge
Who supplies Oak Ridge’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Cape Perry County Pwsd 1 South (EPA ID MO4024096). 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 Oak Ridge?
Citizens Electric Corporation (Citizens Electric Corporation - (MO)), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 15.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Oak Ridge?
Spectrum, AT&T, Wisper, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Oak Ridge?
63769 (93%), 63755 (7%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Oak Ridge in?
Oak Ridge R-VI School District.
How do I register to vote in Oak Ridge?
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 Cape Girardeau. 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.