Living in Ridgely, MO: what to set up and who to call
Every home in Ridgely is in ZIP code 64444. Public schools here are run by North Platte County R-I School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Ridgely, 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 Ridgely.
Power comes from Union Electric
Union Electric (Union Electric Co - (MO)), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Ridgely. Its homes paid an average of 13.3¢ per kWh in 2025, about $137 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 Platte County Pwsd 8
Platte County Pwsd 8 supplies almost all of Ridgely. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Smithville PWS as seller) and serves 1,200 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 2022–Dec 2024, was 1.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 65% 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. MO1024482.
6 home internet providers serve Ridgely
100% of 39 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 90% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Fiber | Fiber | 92% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Wisper | Fixed wireless | 77% | 400/30 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 69% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 26% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 15% | 25/3 |
| Mercury Fiber | Fixed wireless | 13% | 150/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Ridgely’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Ridgely.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Ridgely is in North Platte County R-I 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.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2017; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ridgely is in ZIP code 64444
ZIP codes where Ridgely residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Ridgely | ZIP’s residents in Ridgely |
|---|---|---|---|
| 64444 | Edgerton, MO | 100% | 6% |
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 Ridgely
Who supplies Ridgely’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Platte County Pwsd 8 (EPA ID MO1024482). 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 1.7 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Ridgely?
Union Electric (Union Electric Co - (MO)), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Ridgely?
United Fiber, Wisper, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, Mercury Fiber (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Ridgely?
64444. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Ridgely in?
North Platte County R-I School District.
How do I register to vote in Ridgely?
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 Platte. 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.