Living in Ridge Township, MO: what to set up and who to call
Bosworth PWS reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: nitrate-nitrite, beginning Jan 2023. Chariton Valley Broadband is the only wired internet provider that reaches most of Ridge Township.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Ridge 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 Ridge Township.
Power comes from Evergy
Evergy (Evergy Missouri West), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Ridge Township. 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 Bosworth PWS
Bosworth PWS supplies Ridge Township: about 59% of residents live in its service area. Carroll County Pwsd 1 serves another 41%. It draws ground water and serves 305 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: nitrate-nitrite, beginning Jan 2023. 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 2.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 78% 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. MO2010091.
3 home internet providers serve Ridge Township
84% of 228 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 84% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chariton Valley Broadband | Fiber | 82% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Green Hills Technologies | DSL, Fiber | 5% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 18% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Ridge Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Ridge Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Ridge Township (94%) is in Bosworth R-V School District; parts are in Carrollton R-VII School District (3%) and Hale R-I School District (3%).
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.
Ridge Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Ridge Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Ridge Township | ZIP’s residents in Ridge Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 64623 | Bosworth, MO | 99% | 72% |
| 64633 | Carrollton, 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 Ridge Township
Who supplies Ridge Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Bosworth PWS (EPA ID MO2010091). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: nitrate-nitrite. 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.5 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Ridge Township?
Evergy (Evergy Missouri West), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 12.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Ridge Township?
Chariton Valley Broadband, Green Hills Technologies, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Ridge Township?
64623 (99%), 64633 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Ridge Township in?
Bosworth R-V School District. Parts of the city are in Carrollton R-VII School District and Hale R-I School District.
How do I register to vote in Ridge 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 Carroll. 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.