Living in Philadelphia, MO: what to set up and who to call
Philadelphia has no town government of its own, so Marion County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Marion County R-II School District. Power in Philadelphia comes from Missouri Rural Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Philadelphia, 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 Philadelphia.
Power comes from Missouri Rural Electric Coop
Missouri Rural Electric Coop (Missouri Rural Electric Coop), a cooperative utility, serves all of Philadelphia. Its homes paid an average of 14.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $162 a month (its average across Missouri).
Start or move service: northeast-power.coop · (573) 769-2107
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Marion County Pwsd 1
Marion County Pwsd 1 supplies almost all of Philadelphia. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Monroe City PWS and Palmyra PWS and Clarence Cannon Wholesale Wtr Comm and Clark County Cons Pwsd 1 and Lewis County Pwsd 1 as sellers) and serves 4,900 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 3.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 83% 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. MO2024377.
1 home internet providers serve Philadelphia
100% of 103 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Twain Rural Telephone Company | Fiber, DSL | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Philadelphia’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Philadelphia.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Philadelphia is in Marion County 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
Philadelphia is unincorporated, so Marion County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Philadelphia is in ZIP code 63463
ZIP codes where Philadelphia residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Philadelphia | ZIP’s residents in Philadelphia |
|---|---|---|---|
| 63463 | Philadelphia, MO | 100% | 33% |
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 Philadelphia
Who supplies Philadelphia’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Marion County Pwsd 1 (EPA ID MO2024377). 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 3.1 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Philadelphia?
Missouri Rural Electric Coop (Missouri Rural Electric Coop), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 14.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Philadelphia?
Mark Twain Rural Telephone Company (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Philadelphia?
63463. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Philadelphia in?
Marion County R-II School District.
How do I register to vote in Philadelphia?
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 Marion. 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.