Living in Salem Township, MO: what to set up and who to call
Senath PWS reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a disinfection byproducts requirement (Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule), beginning Oct 2024. Power in Salem Township comes from Pemiscot-Dunklin Elec Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Salem 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 Salem Township.
Power comes from Pemiscot-Dunklin Elec Coop
Pemiscot-Dunklin Elec Coop (Pemiscot-Dunklin Elec Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Salem Township.
Start or move service: pemdunk.com
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Senath PWS
Senath PWS supplies Salem Township: about 64% of residents live in its service area. Dunklin County Pwsd 2 serves another 23%. Arbyrd PWS serves another 13%. It draws ground water (EPA lists Dunklin County Pwsd 2 as seller) and serves 1,767 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a disinfection byproducts requirement (Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule), beginning Oct 2024. 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2024, was 5.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 93% 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. MO4010732.
6 home internet providers serve Salem Township
100% of 1,194 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| PD Fiber | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Sparklight | Cable | 60% | 1,000/50 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 26% | 25/3 |
| Ritter Communications | Cable | 20% | 2,000/75 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 61% | 100/20 |
| Hillbilly Wireless | Fixed wireless | 34% | 45/10 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Salem Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Salem Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Salem Township (76%) is in Senath-Hornersville C-8 School District; parts are in Southland C-9 School District (24%).
C−School 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 Sep 2015; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Salem Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Salem Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Salem Township | ZIP’s residents in Salem Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 63876 | Senath, MO | 79% | 94% |
| 63821 | Arbyrd, MO | 21% | 71% |
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 Salem Township
Who supplies Salem Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Senath PWS (EPA ID MO4010732). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a disinfection byproducts requirement (Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 5.5 ppb (Jan–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Salem Township?
Pemiscot-Dunklin Elec Coop (Pemiscot-Dunklin Elec Coop Inc), a cooperative utility.
What internet providers serve Salem Township?
PD Fiber, Sparklight, AT&T, Ritter Communications, T-Mobile, Hillbilly Wireless (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Salem Township?
63876 (79%), 63821 (21%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Salem Township in?
Senath-Hornersville C-8 School District. Parts of the city are in Southland C-9 School District.
How do I register to vote in Salem 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 Dunklin. 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.