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The White Oak Township handbook

Living in White Oak Township, MO: what to set up and who to call

Harrison County Pwsd 2 reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule), beginning Sep 2024. For emergencies, White Oak Township is closest to Harrison County Community Hospital, 6.6 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in White Oak Township, 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 White Oak Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Evergy

Evergy (Evergy Missouri West), an investor-owned utility, serves all of White Oak Township. Its homes paid an average of 12.1¢ per kWh in 2025, about $121 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 Harrison County Pwsd 2

Harrison County Pwsd 2 supplies White Oak Township: about 50% of residents live in its service area. New Hampton PWS serves another 46%. About 4% 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 3,740 people in all.

1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule), beginning Sep 2024. 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people had none.

Lead, 90th percentile1.3 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.9 ppb. That’s higher than 57% 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. MO1024242.

Internet

3 home internet providers serve White Oak Township

100% of 240 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Grand River Mutual TelephoneFiber100%1,000/1,000
VerizonFixed wireless67%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless58%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 White Oak Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in White Oak Township.

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

White Oak Township kids go to
K–4South Harrison Elem.in Bethany
5–8South Harrison Middlein Bethany
9–12South Harrison Highin Bethany

White Oak Township is in South Harrison County R-II 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 Aug 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

White Oak Township spans 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes where White Oak Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of White Oak TownshipZIP’s residents in White Oak Township
64471New Hampton, MO75%80%
64424Bethany, MO25%3%

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 White Oak Township

Who supplies White Oak Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

Harrison County Pwsd 2 (EPA ID MO1024242). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule). 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.3 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in White Oak Township?

Evergy (Evergy Missouri West), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 12.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve White Oak Township?

Grand River Mutual Telephone, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in White Oak Township?

64471 (75%), 64424 (25%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is White Oak Township in?

South Harrison County R-II School District.

How do I register to vote in White Oak Township?

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 Harrison. 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.