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The Pierce City handbook

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

Tap water in Pierce City comes from Pierce City 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 Pierce City comes from New-Mac Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Pierce City, 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 Pierce City.

Electricity

Power comes from New-Mac Electric Coop

New-Mac Electric Coop (New-Mac Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Pierce City. Its homes paid an average of 13.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $180 a month (its average across Missouri).

Start or move service: newmac.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 Pierce City PWS

Pierce City PWS supplies almost all of Pierce City. It draws ground water and serves 1,200 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 percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, 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. MO5010641.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Pierce City

100% of 549 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
OptimumCable90%940/35
AT&TFixed wireless, DSL60%25/3
Total HighSpeed Internet SolutionsFixed wireless100%30/10
WisperFixed wireless90%400/30
VerizonFixed wireless32%300/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Pierce City’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Pierce City.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Pierce City 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.

Pierce City kids go to
PK–5Central Elem.Pierce City R-VI School District
6–8Pierce City MiddlePierce City R-VI School District
9–12Pierce City HighPierce City R-VI School District

Pierce City is in Pierce City R-VI School District.

C+School 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 Sep 2017; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Pierce City is in ZIP code 65723

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Pierce CityZIP’s residents in Pierce City
65723Pierce City, MO100%34%
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 Pierce City

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

Pierce City PWS (EPA ID MO5010641). 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 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Pierce City?

New-Mac Electric Coop (New-Mac Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 13.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Pierce City?

Optimum, AT&T, Total HighSpeed Internet Solutions, Wisper, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Pierce City?

65723. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Pierce City in?

Pierce City R-VI School District.

How do I register to vote in Pierce City?

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 Lawrence. 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.