Living in Polk Township, MO: what to set up and who to call
Most mail in Polk Township goes to 64494 (80% of residents), one of 4 ZIP codes in town. The ER is a drive from Polk Township: the closest is Mosaic Life Care at St. Joseph, 19.5 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Polk 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 Polk Township.
Power comes from Union Electric
Union Electric (Union Electric Co - (MO)), an investor-owned utility, serves 99.2% of Polk Township residents. Its homes paid an average of 13.3¢ per kWh in 2025, about $137 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 Dekalb County Pwsd 1
Dekalb County Pwsd 1 supplies Polk Township: about 70% of residents live in its service area. About 28% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists Mo American St Joseph and Andrew County Pwsd 2 as sellers) and serves 7,635 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 1.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.1 ppb. 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. MO1024191.
4 home internet providers serve Polk Township
93% of 383 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 93% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Fiber | Fiber | 92% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Windstream Missouri | DSL | 56% | 200/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 22% | 25/3 |
| AT&T | 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 Polk Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Polk Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Polk Township (60%) is in Union Star R-II School District; parts are in King City R-I School District (33%) and Maysville R-I School District (7%).
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.
Polk Township spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Polk Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Polk Township | ZIP’s residents in Polk Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 64494 | Union Star, MO | 80% | 61% |
| 64463 | King City, MO | 14% | 8% |
| 64422 | Amity, MO | 4% | 11% |
| 64469 | Maysville, MO | 1% | 0% |
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 Polk Township
Who supplies Polk Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Dekalb County Pwsd 1 (EPA ID MO1024191). 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 1.1 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Polk Township?
Union Electric (Union Electric Co - (MO)), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Polk Township?
United Fiber, Windstream Missouri, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Polk Township?
64494 (80%), 64463 (14%), 64422 (4%), 64469 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Polk Township in?
Union Star R-II School District. Parts of the city are in King City R-I School District and Maysville R-I School District.
How do I register to vote in Polk 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 DeKalb. 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.