Dauphine Hotel · Photo: John Foster · CC0Living in Tebbetts, MO: what to set up and who to call
Tebbetts has no town government of its own, so Callaway County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Jefferson City Public Schools. For an emergency, SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City is the closest ER, 17.7 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Tebbetts, 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 Tebbetts.
Power comes from Union Electric
Union Electric (Union Electric Co - (MO)), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Tebbetts. 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 Callaway County Pwsd 1
Callaway County Pwsd 1 supplies almost all of Tebbetts. It draws ground water and serves 9,840 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 4.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 89% 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. MO3024084.
3 home internet providers serve Tebbetts
100% of 54 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Callabyte | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Kingdom Telephone | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Stimulus Technologies | Fixed wireless | 100% | 100/50 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Tebbetts’ trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Tebbetts.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Tebbetts is in Jefferson City Public Schools.
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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Tebbetts is unincorporated, so Callaway County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Tebbetts is in ZIP code 65080
ZIP codes where Tebbetts residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Tebbetts | ZIP’s residents in Tebbetts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 65080 | Tebbetts, MO | 100% | 7% |
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 Tebbetts
Who supplies Tebbetts’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
Callaway County Pwsd 1 (EPA ID MO3024084). 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 4.1 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Tebbetts?
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 Tebbetts?
Callabyte, Kingdom Telephone, Stimulus Technologies (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Tebbetts?
65080. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Tebbetts in?
Jefferson City Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Tebbetts?
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 Callaway. 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.