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The Theodosia handbook

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

Tap water in Theodosia comes from Ozark County Pwsd 1, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 23% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result of 0.5 ppb. Power in Theodosia comes from White River Valley El Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Theodosia, 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 Theodosia.

Electricity

Power comes from White River Valley El Coop

White River Valley El Coop (White River Valley El Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Theodosia. Its homes paid an average of 15.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $164 a month (its average across Missouri).

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 Ozark County Pwsd 1

Ozark County Pwsd 1 supplies almost all of Theodosia. It draws ground water and serves 243 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.

Lead, 90th percentile0.5 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 0.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.6 ppb. That’s lower 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. MO5024444.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Theodosia

83% of 251 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 82% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
White River ConnectFiber84%2,500/2,500
BrightspeedDSL20%80/10
WisperFixed wireless62%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless30%25/6
T-MobileFixed wireless25%25/3

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Theodosia’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Theodosia.

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

Theodosia kids go to
PK–6Lutie Elem.Lutie R-VI School District
7–12Lutie HighLutie R-VI School District

Most of Theodosia (98%) is in Lutie R-VI 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.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2015; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Theodosia is in ZIP code 65761

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of TheodosiaZIP’s residents in Theodosia
65761Theodosia, MO100%17%

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 Theodosia

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

Ozark County Pwsd 1 (EPA ID MO5024444). 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 0.5 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Theodosia?

White River Valley El Coop (White River Valley El Coop Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 15.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Theodosia?

White River Connect, Brightspeed, Wisper, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Theodosia?

65761. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Theodosia in?

Lutie R-VI School District.

How do I register to vote in Theodosia?

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 Ozark. 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.