Living in St. Thomas, MO: what to set up and who to call
The latest lead test reported by Cole County Pwsd 5, which supplies St. Thomas, came in at 15.1 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), above the 15 ppb action level. Brightspeed is the only wired internet provider that reaches most of St. Thomas.
I’m new in town
What to set up in St. Thomas, 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. Thomas.
Power comes from Union Electric
Union Electric (Union Electric Co - (MO)), an investor-owned utility, serves all of St. Thomas. 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 Cole County Pwsd 5
Cole County Pwsd 5 supplies almost all of St. Thomas. It draws ground water and serves 260 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 15.1 ppb, above the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 99% 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. MO3024164.
6 home internet providers serve St. Thomas
100% of 108 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brightspeed | DSL | 82% | 100/10 |
| Stimulus Technologies | Fixed wireless | 100% | 100/50 |
| Wave Internet Technologies | Fixed wireless | 100% | 100/100 |
| Wisper | Fixed wireless | 100% | 400/30 |
| Mediacom Bolt | Fixed wireless | 52% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 41% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have St. Thomas’ trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in St. Thomas.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
St. Thomas is in Blair Oaks R-II 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.
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. Thomas is in ZIP code 65076
ZIP codes where St. Thomas residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of St. Thomas | ZIP’s residents in St. Thomas |
|---|---|---|---|
| 65076 | Saint Thomas, MO | 100% | 30% |
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. Thomas
Who supplies St. Thomas’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
Cole County Pwsd 5 (EPA ID MO3024164). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 15.1 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in St. Thomas?
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. Thomas?
Brightspeed, Stimulus Technologies, Wave Internet Technologies, Wisper, Mediacom Bolt, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in St. Thomas?
65076. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is St. Thomas in?
Blair Oaks R-II School District.
How do I register to vote in St. Thomas?
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 Cole. 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.