Rodgers Theatre Building · Photo: Michael Gäbler · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Poplar Bluff, MO: what to set up and who to call
Poplar Bluff runs its own electric utility, City of Poplar Bluff; its homes paid 11.1¢ per kWh in 2025. Poplar Bluff PWS reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (HAA5), beginning Jul 2025.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Poplar Bluff, 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 Poplar Bluff.
Power comes from City of Poplar Bluff
City of Poplar Bluff (City of Poplar Bluff - (MO)), a municipal utility, serves 95.9% of Poplar Bluff residents. Its homes paid an average of 11.1¢ per kWh in 2025, about $143 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 Poplar Bluff PWS
Poplar Bluff PWS supplies Poplar Bluff: about 92% of residents live in its service area. About 6% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 17,043 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (HAA5), beginning Jul 2025. 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2026–Dec 2028, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.0 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. MO4010656.
7 home internet providers serve Poplar Bluff
100% of 6,623 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 91% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sparklight | Cable | 100% | 1,000/50 |
| Big River Broadband | Fiber | 90% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Right Fiber | Fiber | 76% | 5,000/5,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 72% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 87% | 300/20 |
| Wisper | Fixed wireless | 80% | 400/30 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Poplar Bluff
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Poplar Bluff, from the town’s own site.
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check poplarbluff-mo.gov →
From poplarbluff-mo.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated June 29, 2021. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Poplar Bluff is in Poplar Bluff R-I School District.
B+School 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 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Poplar Bluff is in ZIP code 63901
ZIP codes where Poplar Bluff residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Poplar Bluff | ZIP’s residents in Poplar Bluff |
|---|---|---|---|
| 63901 | Poplar Bluff, MO | 100% | 47% |
63902 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.
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.
Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Poplar Bluff
Who supplies Poplar Bluff’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Poplar Bluff PWS (EPA ID MO4010656). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (HAA5). 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2026–Dec 2028), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Poplar Bluff?
City of Poplar Bluff (City of Poplar Bluff - (MO)), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 11.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Poplar Bluff?
Sparklight, Big River Broadband, Right Fiber, AT&T, Verizon, Wisper (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Poplar Bluff?
63901. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Poplar Bluff in?
Poplar Bluff R-I School District.
How do I register to vote in Poplar Bluff?
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 Butler. 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: Poplar Bluff’s own website (poplarbluff-mo.gov), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.