Living in Piney Township, MO: what to set up and who to call
Power in Piney Township comes from Intercounty Electric Coop Assn, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Houston Branch, at 117 W Walnut St, is the library in town.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Piney 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 Piney Township.
Power comes from Intercounty Electric Coop Assn
Intercounty Electric Coop Assn (Intercounty Electric Coop Assn - (MO)), a cooperative utility, serves all of Piney Township. Its homes paid an average of 13.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $164 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 Houston PWS
Houston PWS supplies Piney Township: about 43% of residents live in its service area. Texas County Pwsd 2 serves another 24%. Texas County Pwsd 3 serves another 16%. Texas County Pwsd 1 serves another 10%. About 11% 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 2,134 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 4.6 ppb. 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. MO4010382.
8 home internet providers serve Piney Township
86% of 2,300 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 46% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cable America | Cable | 64% | 1,000/50 |
| Brightspeed | DSL, Fixed wireless | 51% | 80/10 |
| Steelville Telephone Exchange | Fiber | 48% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Wave Internet Technologies | Fixed wireless | 100% | 100/100 |
| Wisper | Fixed wireless | 77% | 400/30 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 55% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Piney Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Piney Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Piney Township (90%) is in Houston R-I School District; parts are in Success R-VI School District (5%) and Raymondville R-VII School District (5%).
CSchool gradeSee 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.
Piney Township spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Piney Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Piney Township | ZIP’s residents in Piney Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 65483 | Houston, MO | 87% | 89% |
| 65444 | Bucyrus, MO | 11% | 51% |
| 65555 | Raymondville, MO | 2% | 7% |
A few homes fall in 65564, 65689.
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 Piney Township
Who supplies Piney Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Houston PWS (EPA ID MO4010382). 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 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Piney Township?
Intercounty Electric Coop Assn (Intercounty Electric Coop Assn - (MO)), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 13.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Piney Township?
Cable America, Brightspeed, Steelville Telephone Exchange, Wave Internet Technologies, Wisper, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Piney Township?
65483 (87%), 65444 (11%), 65555 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Piney Township in?
Houston R-I School District. Parts of the city are in Success R-VI School District and Raymondville R-VII School District.
How do I register to vote in Piney 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 Texas. 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.