Photo: Bill Miller · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Purdy, MO: what to set up and who to call
Power in Purdy comes from Barry Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Mediacom Xtream and Windstream Missouri wire most of Purdy, and 95% of addresses can get fiber.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Purdy, 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 Purdy.
Power comes from Barry Electric Coop
Barry Electric Coop (Barry Electric Coop), a cooperative utility, serves 98.6% of Purdy residents.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Purdy PWS
Purdy PWS supplies almost all of Purdy. It draws ground water and serves 1,100 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 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 58% 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. MO5010667.
9 home internet providers serve Purdy
100% of 399 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 95% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable | 98% | 1,000/50 |
| Windstream Missouri | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 95% | 2,000/2,000 |
| BarryElectricCooperative | Fiber | 59% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Critical Links | Fixed wireless | 100% | 100/100 |
| Total HighSpeed Internet Solutions | Fixed wireless | 100% | 30/10 |
| Wisper | Fixed wireless | 100% | 400/30 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Purdy’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Purdy.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Purdy is in Purdy R-II 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.
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.
Purdy is in ZIP code 65734
ZIP codes where Purdy residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Purdy | ZIP’s residents in Purdy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 65734 | Purdy, MO | 100% | 32% |
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 Purdy
Who supplies Purdy’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Purdy PWS (EPA ID MO5010667). 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 1.2 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Purdy?
Barry Electric Coop (Barry Electric Coop), a cooperative utility.
What internet providers serve Purdy?
Mediacom Xtream, Windstream Missouri, BarryElectricCooperative, Critical Links, Total HighSpeed Internet Solutions, Wisper (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Purdy?
65734. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Purdy in?
Purdy R-II School District.
How do I register to vote in Purdy?
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 Barry. 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.