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The Shelbyville handbook

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

All of Shelbyville gets its mail under one ZIP code, 63469. For an emergency, Macon County Samaritan Memorial Hospital is the closest ER, 23.1 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Shelbyville, 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 Shelbyville.

Electricity

Power comes from Union Electric

Union Electric (Union Electric Co - (MO)), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Shelbyville. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Shelbyville water system

The Shelbyville water system supplies Shelbyville: about 97% of residents live in its service area. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Clarence Cannon Wholesale Wtr Comm as seller) and serves 552 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile4.9 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 4.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 91% 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. MO2010737.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Shelbyville

100% of 295 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 29% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Mark Twain Communications CompanyFixed wireless, Fiber100%300/20
SpectrumCable, Fiber88%1,000/50
BrightspeedDSL80%40/3
Chariton Valley CommunicationFiber29%1,000/1,000
T-MobileFixed wireless78%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 Shelbyville’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Shelbyville.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Shelbyville 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.

Shelbyville kids go to
PK–6North Shelby Elem.North Shelby School District
7–12North Shelby HighNorth Shelby School District

Shelbyville is in North Shelby 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.

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

Shelbyville is in ZIP code 63469

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of ShelbyvilleZIP’s residents in Shelbyville
63469Shelbyville, MO100%47%
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 Shelbyville

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

The Shelbyville water system (EPA ID MO2010737). 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 4.9 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Shelbyville?

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 Shelbyville?

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

What ZIP codes are in Shelbyville?

63469. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Shelbyville in?

North Shelby School District.

How do I register to vote in Shelbyville?

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.