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The Villa Ridge handbook

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

Villa Ridge has no town government of its own, so Franklin County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Meramec Valley R-III School District. The closest public drop-off to Villa Ridge is 44 Metals Recycling Center, 2 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.

Villa Ridge has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Franklin County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Villa Ridge’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Villa Ridge, 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 Villa Ridge.

Electricity

Power comes from Union Electric

Union Electric (Union Electric Co - (MO)), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Villa Ridge. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Franklin County Pwsd 3

Franklin County Pwsd 3 supplies almost all of Villa Ridge. It draws ground water (EPA lists Pacific PWS as seller) and serves 8,250 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.

Lead, 90th percentile1.9 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.0 ppb. That’s higher than 66% 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. MO6024213.

Internet

8 home internet providers serve Villa Ridge

99% of 1,162 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber96%1,000/1,000
AT&TFixed wireless, DSL60%25/5
Wave Internet TechnologiesFixed wireless100%100/100
T-MobileFixed wireless92%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless57%25/6
Bays-ET HighspeedFixed wireless55%100/10

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

Trash & recycling

The nearest public drop-off is 2 miles away

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Villa Ridge.

Nearest public drop-off · 1.9 mi from the center of Villa Ridge

44 Metals Recycling Center

3276 Highway 100, Villa Ridge, MO, 63089

This isn’t Villa Ridge’s own facility. Whether Villa Ridge residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.

OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Villa Ridge kids go to
PK–44 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
7–8Riverbend SCH.in Pacific
9–12Pacific Highin Pacific

Most of Villa Ridge (92%) is in Meramec Valley R-III School District; parts are in Washington School District (8%).

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

No town hall: the county runs things

Villa Ridge is unincorporated, so Franklin County is the local government.

Local governmentFranklin CountyVilla Ridge is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereFranklinElections here are run by Franklin County (county election office). 400 E. Locust, Ste. 201, Union, MO 63084 · (636) 583-6364 · [email protected]FVAP, Aug 2019
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placevoteroutreach.sos.mo.govThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Villa Ridge is in ZIP code 63089

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Villa RidgeZIP’s residents in Villa Ridge
63089Villa Ridge, MO100%45%

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 Villa Ridge

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

Franklin County Pwsd 3 (EPA ID MO6024213). 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 1.9 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Villa Ridge?

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 Villa Ridge?

Spectrum, AT&T, Wave Internet Technologies, T-Mobile, Verizon, Bays-ET Highspeed (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Villa Ridge?

63089. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Villa Ridge in?

Meramec Valley R-III School District. Parts of the city are in Washington School District.

How do I register to vote in Villa Ridge?

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 Franklin. 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.