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The Redings Mill handbook

Living in Redings Mill, MO: what to set up and who to call

Power in Redings Mill comes from New-Mac Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. The closest public drop-off to Redings Mill is Joplin Recycling Center, 5 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Redings Mill, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Redings Mill.

Electricity

Power comes from New-Mac Electric Coop

New-Mac Electric Coop (New-Mac Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Redings Mill. Its homes paid an average of 13.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $180 a month (its average across Missouri).

Start or move service: newmac.com

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Redings Mill PWS

Redings Mill PWS supplies Redings Mill: about 65% of residents live in its service area. Mo American Joplin serves another 16%. About 29% 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 163 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.

Lead, 90th percentile4.4 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 4.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 89% 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. MO5010678.

Internet

7 home internet providers serve Redings Mill

100% of 73 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SparklightCable100%1,000/50
VerizonFixed wireless58%25/6
WisperFixed wireless44%400/30
T-MobileFixed wireless32%100/20
AT&TFixed wireless14%25/3
Lost Creek Wireless LLC / Newton County Fiber LLC DBAFixed wireless7%30/6

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

The nearest public drop-off is 5 miles away

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Redings Mill.

Nearest public drop-off · 5.0 mi from the center of Redings Mill

Joplin Recycling Center

1310 West A Street, Joplin, MO, 64801

This isn’t Redings Mill’s own facility. Whether Redings Mill residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.

OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Redings Mill kids go to
K–510 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Joplin Highin Joplin

Redings Mill is in Joplin School District.

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.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2015; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Redings Mill is in ZIP code 64804

ZIP codes where Redings Mill residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Redings MillZIP’s residents in Redings Mill
64804Joplin, MO100%0%

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Redings Mill

Who supplies Redings Mill’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

Redings Mill PWS (EPA ID MO5010678). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 4.4 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Redings Mill?

New-Mac Electric Coop (New-Mac Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 13.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Redings Mill?

Sparklight, Verizon, Wisper, T-Mobile, AT&T, Lost Creek Wireless LLC / Newton County Fiber LLC DBA (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Redings Mill?

64804. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Redings Mill in?

Joplin School District.

How do I register to vote in Redings Mill?

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 Newton. 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.