Living in Washburn, MO: what to set up and who to call
Power in Washburn comes from Barry Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Southwest R-V School District runs the public schools in Washburn.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Washburn, 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 Washburn.
Power comes from Barry Electric Coop
Barry Electric Coop (Barry Electric Coop), a cooperative utility, serves all of Washburn.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Southwest Rural Water District 1
Southwest Rural Water District 1 supplies Washburn: about 51% of residents live in its service area. About 49% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 2,700 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.9 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. MO5021116.
4 home internet providers serve Washburn
100% of 196 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| BarryElectricCooperative | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Brightspeed | DSL | 19% | 10/1 |
| Wisper | Fixed wireless | 98% | 400/30 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 49% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Washburn’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Washburn.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Washburn is in Southwest R-V 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.
Washburn is in ZIP code 65772
ZIP codes where Washburn residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Washburn | ZIP’s residents in Washburn |
|---|---|---|---|
| 65772 | Washburn, MO | 100% | 20% |
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 Washburn
Who supplies Washburn’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Southwest Rural Water District 1 (EPA ID MO5021116). 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 1.8 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Washburn?
Barry Electric Coop (Barry Electric Coop), a cooperative utility.
What internet providers serve Washburn?
BarryElectricCooperative, Brightspeed, Wisper, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Washburn?
65772. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Washburn in?
Southwest R-V School District.
How do I register to vote in Washburn?
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 Barry. 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.