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The Stockton handbook

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

Tap water in Stockton comes from Stockton PWS, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection. Power in Stockton comes from Sac-Osage Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Stockton, 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 Stockton.

Electricity

Power comes from Sac-Osage Electric Coop

Sac-Osage Electric Coop (Sac-Osage Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Stockton.

Start or move service: sacosage.com

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 Stockton PWS

Stockton PWS supplies almost all of Stockton. It draws ground water and serves 1,892 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.4 ppb. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.

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. MO5010763.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Stockton

100% of 953 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 91% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Windstream MissouriFiber, DSL, Fixed wireless95%2,000/2,000
Conexon ConnectFiber17%2,000/2,000
WisperFixed wireless100%400/30
Click ComputersFixed wireless80%100/20
T-MobileFixed wireless73%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 Stockton’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Stockton.

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

Stockton kids go to
K–4Stockton Elem.Stockton R-I School District
5–8Stockton MiddleStockton R-I School District
9–12Stockton HighStockton R-I School District

Stockton is in Stockton R-I School District.

B−School gradeSee 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 2017; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Stockton is in ZIP code 65785

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of StocktonZIP’s residents in Stockton
65785Stockton, MO100%32%
Area code417Wikidata

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 Stockton

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

Stockton PWS (EPA ID MO5010763). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Stockton?

Sac-Osage Electric Coop (Sac-Osage Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility.

What internet providers serve Stockton?

Windstream Missouri, Conexon Connect, Wisper, Click Computers, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Stockton?

65785. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Stockton in?

Stockton R-I School District.

How do I register to vote in Stockton?

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 Cedar. 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.