Photo: Jefferson National Expansion Memorial, NPS from St. Louis, MO, USA · CC BY 2.0Living in St. Louis, MO: what to set up and who to call
St. Louis has its own drop-off, Drop Off Recycling, on Saint Louis. St. Louis runs its own elections, so the St. Louis City, not a county office, keeps the voter rolls.
I’m new in town
What to set up in St. Louis, 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. Louis.
Power comes from Union Electric
Union Electric (Union Electric Co - (MO)), an investor-owned utility, serves all of St. Louis. 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.
Water comes from St Louis City PWS
St Louis City PWS supplies almost all of St. Louis. It draws surface water and serves 304,709 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 84 systems serving 250,001–500,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.1 ppb. That’s higher than 62% 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. MO6010715.
6 home internet providers serve St. Louis
98% of 100,210 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 59% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 98% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 90% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Brown Dog Networks | Fixed wireless | 100% | 50/10 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 65% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 48% | 100/20 |
| Wisper | Fixed wireless | 45% | 800/250 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Drop Off Recycling is open Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
Where to take trash and recycling in St. Louis, and where the rules are.
Drop Off Recycling
Saint Louis, MO
- Mon12 am–12 am
- Tue12 am–12 am
- Wed12 am–12 am
- Thu12 am–12 am
- Fri12 am–12 am
- Sat12 am–12 am
- Sun12 am–12 am
Hours from OpenStreetMap, last updated Aug 2026. They can change with the season, so check greaterstlinc.com before you go.
Drop-off hours: OpenStreetMap. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
St. Louis is in St. Louis City School District.
D−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 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
St. Louis spans 17 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where St. Louis residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of St. Louis | ZIP’s residents in St. Louis |
|---|---|---|---|
| 63116 | Saint Louis, MO | 14% | 100% |
| 63109 | Saint Louis, MO | 9% | 100% |
| 63118 | Saint Louis, MO | 8% | 100% |
| 63108 | Saint Louis, MO | 8% | 100% |
| 63139 | Saint Louis, MO | 7% | 100% |
| 63111 | Saint Louis, MO | 6% | 100% |
| 63104 | Saint Louis, MO | 6% | 100% |
| 63112 | Saint Louis, MO | 6% | 100% |
| 63110 | Saint Louis, MO | 6% | 100% |
| 63115 | Saint Louis, MO | 5% | 100% |
| 63113 | Saint Louis, MO | 4% | 100% |
| 63103 | Saint Louis, MO | 3% | 100% |
| 63106 | Saint Louis, MO | 3% | 100% |
| 63107 | Saint Louis, MO | 3% | 100% |
| 63147 | Saint Louis, MO | 3% | 100% |
| 63120 | Saint Louis, MO | 2% | 87% |
| 63101 | Saint Louis, MO | 1% | 100% |
A few homes fall in 63136, 63102, 63123, 63143, 63105, 63137, 63117, 63130, 63125, 63119, 63133, 63138, 63155. 63145, 63150, 63151, 63156, 63157, 63158, 63160, 63163, 63164, 63166, 63167, 63169, 63171, 63177, 63178, 63179, 63180, 63182, 63188, 63195, 63197, 63199 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.
Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in St. Louis
Who supplies St. Louis’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
St Louis City PWS (EPA ID MO6010715). 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 1.8 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in St. Louis?
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 St. Louis?
Spectrum, AT&T, Brown Dog Networks, Verizon, T-Mobile, Wisper (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in St. Louis?
63116 (14%), 63109 (9%), 63118 (8%), 63108 (8%), 63139 (7%), 63111 (6%), 63104 (6%), 63112 (6%), 63110 (6%), 63115 (5%), 63113 (4%), 63103 (3%), 63106 (3%), 63107 (3%), 63147 (3%), 63120 (2%), 63101 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is St. Louis in?
St. Louis City School District.
How do I register to vote in St. Louis?
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 St. Louis City. 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.