Photo: Tim Kiser (w:User:Malepheasant) · CC BY-SA 2.5Living in St. Joseph, MO: what to set up and who to call
St. Joseph has its own drop-off, St Joseph City Recycling. The nearest library is Downtown Library (Saint Joseph Public Library), 1.5 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in St. Joseph, 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 St. Joseph.
Power comes from Evergy
Evergy (Evergy Missouri West), an investor-owned utility, serves all of St. Joseph. Its homes paid an average of 12.1¢ per kWh in 2025, about $121 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 Andrew County Pwsd 1
Andrew County Pwsd 1 supplies St. Joseph: about 1% of residents live in its service area. About 99% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists Mo American St Joseph as seller) and serves 6,042 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 1.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 54% 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. MO1024004.
8 home internet providers serve St. Joseph
99% of 28,158 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 96% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optimum | Cable | 93% | 940/35 |
| United Fiber | Fiber | 85% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Metronet | Fiber | 63% | 5,120/5,120 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 61% | 25/3 |
| Mercury Fiber | Fixed wireless | 82% | 150/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 68% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in St. Joseph
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in St. Joseph, from the town’s own site.
St. Joseph Recycling Center
3405 South Belt Highway, Saint Joseph, MO 64503
- Wed7:30 am–6 pm
- Thu7:30 am–6 pm
- Fri7:30 am–6 pm
- Sat7:30 am–6 pm
Sorted recycling
Separate your recyclables by material.
St. Joseph Recycling Center
3405 South Belt Highway, Saint Joseph, MO 64503
From stjosephmo.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 St. Joseph (99%) is in St. Joseph School District.
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 Aug 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
St. Joseph spans 6 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where St. Joseph residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of St. Joseph | ZIP’s residents in St. Joseph |
|---|---|---|---|
| 64506 | Saint Joseph, MO | 30% | 96% |
| 64503 | Saint Joseph, MO | 16% | 95% |
| 64507 | Saint Joseph, MO | 16% | 81% |
| 64501 | Saint Joseph, MO | 15% | 100% |
| 64505 | Saint Joseph, MO | 12% | 64% |
| 64504 | Saint Joseph, MO | 11% | 79% |
64502, 64508 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 St. Joseph
Who supplies St. Joseph’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Andrew County Pwsd 1 (EPA ID MO1024004). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.2 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in St. Joseph?
Evergy (Evergy Missouri West), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 12.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve St. Joseph?
Optimum, United Fiber, Metronet, AT&T, Mercury Fiber, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in St. Joseph?
64506 (30%), 64503 (16%), 64507 (16%), 64501 (15%), 64505 (12%), 64504 (11%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is St. Joseph in?
St. Joseph School District.
How do I register to vote in St. Joseph?
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 Buchanan. 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: St. Joseph’s own website (stjosephmo.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.