Photo: Raschmidt87 · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Springfield, MO: what to set up and who to call
Springfield runs its own electric utility, City Utilities of Springfield; its homes paid 11.7¢ per kWh in 2025. City Utilities of Springfield has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 5.1 ppb, was higher than 91% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15).
I’m new in town
What to set up in Springfield, 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 Springfield.
Power comes from City Utilities of Springfield
City Utilities of Springfield (City Utilities of Springfield - (MO)), a municipal utility, serves all of Springfield. Its homes paid an average of 11.7¢ per kWh in 2025, about $101 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 City Utilities of Springfield
City Utilities of Springfield supplies almost all of Springfield. It draws surface water and serves 210,898 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 332 systems serving 100,001–250,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 5.1 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. MO5010754.
7 home internet providers serve Springfield
100% of 58,129 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 87% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total HighSpeed Internet Solutions | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 100% | 30/10 |
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable, Fiber | 100% | 1,000/50 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber | 94% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Brightspeed | Fiber, DSL | 92% | 940/940 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 72% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 38% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
In Springfield, you hire your own trash hauler
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Springfield, from the town’s own site.
Lone Pine Recycling Center
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
Accepted at the curb
- Newsprint
- Glass
- Tin/steel cans
- Aluminum cans
- Cardboard
From springfieldmo.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Springfield (81%) is in Springfield R-XII School District; parts are in Willard R-II School District (15%) and Strafford R-VI School District (2%).
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 Feb 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Springfield spans 8 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Springfield residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Springfield | ZIP’s residents in Springfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| 65807 | Springfield, MO | 23% | 72% |
| 65804 | Springfield, MO | 23% | 96% |
| 65802 | Springfield, MO | 22% | 79% |
| 65803 | Springfield, MO | 17% | 69% |
| 65806 | Springfield, MO | 7% | 100% |
| 65810 | Springfield, MO | 3% | 20% |
| 65809 | Springfield, MO | 2% | 35% |
| 65897 | Springfield, MO | 2% | 100% |
A few homes fall in 65721, 65801, 65714. 65805, 65808, 65814, 65817, 65890, 65898, 65899 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs 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 Springfield
When is the Lone Pine Recycling Center open?
Tue–Sat 8 am–5 pm, according to OpenStreetMap (as of Oct 9, 2026). Check springfieldmo.gov before you go: the town sets the hours and who may use it.
Who supplies Springfield’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
City Utilities of Springfield (EPA ID MO5010754). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 86% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 5.1 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Springfield?
City Utilities of Springfield (City Utilities of Springfield - (MO)), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 11.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Springfield?
Total HighSpeed Internet Solutions, Mediacom Xtream, AT&T, Brightspeed, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Springfield?
65807 (23%), 65804 (23%), 65802 (22%), 65803 (17%), 65806 (7%), 65810 (3%), 65809 (2%), 65897 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Springfield in?
Springfield R-XII School District. Parts of the city are in Willard R-II School District and Strafford R-VI School District.
How do I register to vote in Springfield?
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 Greene. 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: Springfield’s own website (springfieldmo.gov), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.