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The Oronogo handbook

Living in Oronogo, MO: what to set up and who to call

Power in Oronogo comes from Barton County Elec Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. The closest ER is Freeman Health System - Freeman West, 10 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Oronogo, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Oronogo.

Electricity

Power comes from Barton County Elec Coop

Barton County Elec Coop (Barton County Elec Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Oronogo.

Start or move service: bartonelectric.com

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Oronogo PWS

Oronogo PWS supplies Oronogo: about 95% of residents live in its service area. About 4% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 2,719 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.

Lead, 90th percentile1.2 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 1.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.4 ppb. That’s higher than 58% 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. MO5010606.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Oronogo

99% of 1,113 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 86% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Mediacom XtreamCable, Fiber98%1,000/50
SparklightFiber86%1,000/50
VerizonFixed wireless95%300/20
WisperFixed wireless86%50/5
Net Vision CommunicationsFixed wireless60%100/20
T-MobileFixed wireless39%25/3

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Oronogo’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Oronogo.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Oronogo or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Oronogo kids go to
K–1Bess Truman Primary CTR.Webb City R-VII School District
2–4Harry S. Truman Elem.Webb City R-VII School District
7–8Webb City JR. Highin Webb City
9–12Webb City Highin Webb City

Oronogo is in Webb City R-VII School District.

ASchool gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

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.

ZIP codes & area codes

Oronogo spans 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes where Oronogo residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of OronogoZIP’s residents in Oronogo
64855Oronogo, MO59%52%
64870Webb City, MO41%6%
Area code417Wikidata

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Oronogo

Who supplies Oronogo’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

Oronogo PWS (EPA ID MO5010606). 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 1.2 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Oronogo?

Barton County Elec Coop (Barton County Elec Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility.

What internet providers serve Oronogo?

Mediacom Xtream, Sparklight, Verizon, Wisper, Net Vision Communications, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Oronogo?

64855 (59%), 64870 (41%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Oronogo in?

Webb City R-VII School District.

How do I register to vote in Oronogo?

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 Jasper. 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.