Photo: Stephenjayson · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Rolla, MO: what to set up and who to call
Rolla runs its own electric utility, City of Rolla; its homes paid 11.1¢ per kWh in 2025. Rolla has its own drop-off, City of Rolla Recycling Center, on 2141 Old Saint James Road.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Rolla, 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 Rolla.
Power comes from City of Rolla
City of Rolla (City of Rolla - (MO)), a municipal utility, serves 96.4% of Rolla residents. Its homes paid an average of 11.1¢ per kWh in 2025, about $118 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 Rolla PWS
Rolla PWS supplies Rolla: about 94% of residents live in its service area. About 6% 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 20,800 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 2022–Dec 2024, was 3.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 87% 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. MO3010700.
8 home internet providers serve Rolla
100% of 5,969 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 62% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wave Internet Technologies | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 100% | 100/100 |
| Fidelity | Cable, Fiber | 99% | 1,000/50 |
| Socket Telecom | Fiber | 73% | 2,500/2,500 |
| Brightspeed | DSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless | 61% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Wisper | Fixed wireless | 89% | 400/30 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 44% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Rolla
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Rolla, from the town’s own site.
City of Rolla Recycling Center
2141 Old St. James Rd., Rolla, MO 65401
- Mon12 am–12 am
- Tue12 am–12 am
- Wed12 am–12 am
- Thu12 am–12 am
- Fri12 am–12 am
- Sat12 am–12 am
- Sun12 am–12 am
Hours from OpenStreetMap. They can change with the season, so check with the town before you go.
From rollacity.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. . Drop-off hours: OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Rolla (99%) is in Rolla 31 School District.
BSchool 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.
Rolla is in ZIP code 65401
ZIP codes where Rolla residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Rolla | ZIP’s residents in Rolla |
|---|---|---|---|
| 65401 | Rolla, MO | 100% | 62% |
A few homes fall in 65409. 65402 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.
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 Rolla
Who supplies Rolla’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Rolla PWS (EPA ID MO3010700). 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 3.9 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Rolla?
City of Rolla (City of Rolla - (MO)), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 11.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Rolla?
Wave Internet Technologies, Fidelity, Socket Telecom, Brightspeed, Wisper, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Rolla?
65401. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Rolla in?
Rolla 31 School District.
How do I register to vote in Rolla?
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 Phelps. 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: Rolla’s own website (rollacity.org), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from. Drop-off hours: 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.