Photo: Ichabod · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Raytown, MO: what to set up and who to call
The closest public drop-off to Raytown is Material Recovery and Transfer, 4 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it. Raytown has its own library, Joe Herndon Branch, at 6131 Raytown Rd.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Raytown, 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 Raytown.
Power comes from Evergy
Evergy (Evergy Missouri West), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Raytown. Its homes paid an average of 12.1¢ per kWh in 2025, about $121 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 Jackson County Pwsd 2
Jackson County Pwsd 2 supplies Raytown: about 53% of residents live in its service area. Raytown Water Company serves another 47%. About 3% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Independence PWS and Kansas City PWS as sellers) and serves 16,440 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. MO1024276.
8 home internet providers serve Raytown
100% of 11,733 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Everfast Fiber | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber | 96% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Google Fiber | Fiber | 95% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 19% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 77% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
In Raytown, you hire your own trash hauler
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Raytown, from the town’s own site.
Ripple Glass bin behind the Irish Pub House
6332 Raytown Rd, Raytown, MO
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check raytown.mo.us →
From raytown.mo.us, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2022-03-25. 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.
Most of Raytown (99%) is in Raytown C-2 School District.
DSchool 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 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Raytown spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Raytown residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Raytown | ZIP’s residents in Raytown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 64133 | Kansas City, MO | 59% | 50% |
| 64138 | Kansas City, MO | 41% | 48% |
A few homes fall in 64129.
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 Raytown
Who supplies Raytown’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Jackson County Pwsd 2 (EPA ID MO1024276). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Raytown?
Evergy (Evergy Missouri West), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 12.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Raytown?
Everfast Fiber, Xfinity, AT&T, Google Fiber, Spectrum, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Raytown?
64133 (59%), 64138 (41%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Raytown in?
Raytown C-2 School District.
How do I register to vote in Raytown?
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 Jackson. 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: Raytown’s own website (raytown.mo.us), 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.