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The Shelbina handbook

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

Shelbina runs its own electric utility, City of Shelbina. The ER is a drive from Shelbina: the closest is Macon County Samaritan Memorial Hospital, 23.1 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Shelbina, 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 Shelbina.

Electricity

Power comes from City of Shelbina

City of Shelbina (City of Shelbina - (MO)), a municipal utility, serves all of Shelbina.

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 Shelbina PWS

Shelbina PWS supplies almost all of Shelbina. It draws surface water (EPA lists Shelby County Pwsd 1 as seller) and serves 1,771 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.

Lead, 90th percentile3.8 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 3.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 6.7 ppb. 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. MO2010736.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Shelbina

100% of 872 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 19% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Mark Twain Communications CompanyFixed wireless, Fiber100%100/20
SpectrumCable, Fiber94%1,000/50
BrightspeedDSL73%40/3
Chariton Valley CommunicationFiber18%1,000/1,000
T-MobileFixed wireless73%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Shelbina’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Shelbina.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Shelbina or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Shelbina kids go to
PK–5South Shelby ElementaryShelby County R-IV School District
6–8South Shelby Middle SchoolShelby County R-IV School District
9–12South Shelby HighShelby County R-IV School District

Shelbina is in Shelby County R-IV 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.

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

Shelbina is in ZIP code 63468

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of ShelbinaZIP’s residents in Shelbina
63468Shelbina, MO100%63%
Area code573Wikidata

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 Shelbina

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

Shelbina PWS (EPA ID MO2010736). 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 3.8 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Shelbina?

City of Shelbina (City of Shelbina - (MO)), a municipal utility.

What internet providers serve Shelbina?

Mark Twain Communications Company, Spectrum, Brightspeed, Chariton Valley Communication, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Shelbina?

63468. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Shelbina in?

Shelby County R-IV School District.

How do I register to vote in Shelbina?

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 Shelby. 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.