Living in Oxly, MO: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2024 is still open for Ripley County Pwsd 2, which supplies Oxly. Oxly has no town government of its own, so Ripley County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Naylor R-II School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Oxly, 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 Oxly.
Power comes from Ozark Border Electric Coop
Ozark Border Electric Coop (Ozark Border Electric Coop), a cooperative utility, serves all of Oxly. Its homes paid an average of 12.3¢ per kWh in 2025, about $167 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 Ripley County Pwsd 2
Ripley County Pwsd 2 supplies almost all of Oxly. It draws ground water and serves 2,780 people in all.
2 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule) ×2, the latest beginning Jul 2024. 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people had none. 2 older violations are still open, since 2024: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule), per EPA’s records.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 53% 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. MO4024523.
3 home internet providers serve Oxly
31% of 58 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 5% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windstream Missouri | DSL, Fiber | 71% | 200/20 |
| Boycom CablevisionInc | Cable | 7% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 3% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Oxly’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Oxly.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Oxly is in Naylor R-II 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Oxly is unincorporated, so Ripley County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2017; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Oxly is in ZIP code 63955
ZIP codes where Oxly residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Oxly | ZIP’s residents in Oxly |
|---|---|---|---|
| 63955 | Oxly, MO | 100% | 50% |
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 Oxly
Who supplies Oxly’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Ripley County Pwsd 2 (EPA ID MO4024523). It reported 2 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule) ×2. 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Oxly?
Ozark Border Electric Coop (Ozark Border Electric Coop), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 12.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Oxly?
Windstream Missouri, Boycom CablevisionInc, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Oxly?
63955. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Oxly in?
Naylor R-II School District.
How do I register to vote in Oxly?
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 Ripley. 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.