Living in Ozark Township, MO: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in most of Ozark Township comes from Liberal PWS, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection. Power in Ozark Township comes from Barton County Elec Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Ozark Township, 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 Ozark Township.
Power comes from Barton County Elec Coop
Barton County Elec Coop (Barton County Elec Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Ozark Township.
Start or move service: bartonelectric.com
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Liberal PWS
Liberal PWS supplies Ozark Township: about 71% of residents live in its service area. Barton Dade Cedar Jasp Countycons Pwsd 1 serves another 29%. It draws ground water (EPA lists Barton Dade Cedar Jasp Countycons Pwsd 1 as seller) and serves 759 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. 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. MO5010465.
6 home internet providers serve Ozark Township
98% of 503 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 74% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windstream Missouri | Fixed wireless, Fiber, DSL | 86% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable | 75% | 1,000/50 |
| Craw Kan Telephone Cooperative | Fiber | 9% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Net Vision Communications | Fixed wireless | 84% | 100/20 |
| Wisper | Fixed wireless | 40% | 400/30 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 2% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Ozark Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Ozark Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Ozark Township is in Liberal 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.
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.
Ozark Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Ozark Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Ozark Township | ZIP’s residents in Ozark Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 64762 | Liberal, MO | 88% | 53% |
| 64769 | Mindenmines, MO | 12% | 22% |
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 Ozark Township
Who supplies Ozark Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Liberal PWS (EPA ID MO5010465). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Ozark Township?
Barton County Elec Coop (Barton County Elec Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility.
What internet providers serve Ozark Township?
Windstream Missouri, Mediacom Xtream, Craw Kan Telephone Cooperative, Net Vision Communications, Wisper, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Ozark Township?
64762 (88%), 64769 (12%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Ozark Township in?
Liberal R-II School District.
How do I register to vote in Ozark Township?
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 Barton. 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.