Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0Living in Willow Springs, MO: what to set up and who to call
Willow Springs runs its own electric utility, City of Willow Springs. The closest ER is Mercy St. Francis Hospital, 14.3 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Willow Springs, 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 Willow Springs.
Power comes from City of Willow Springs
City of Willow Springs (City of Willow Springs - (MO)), a municipal utility, serves 99.4% of Willow Springs residents.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Howell County Pwsd 3
Howell County Pwsd 3 supplies Willow Springs: about 52% of residents live in its service area. About 48% 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 1,500 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 2022–Dec 2024, was 1.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 65% 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. MO4021164.
6 home internet providers serve Willow Springs
100% of 986 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cable America | Cable | 99% | 1,000/50 |
| Brightspeed | DSL, Fiber | 60% | 60/5 |
| Total HighSpeed Internet Solutions | Fixed wireless | 100% | 30/10 |
| Wisper | Fixed wireless | 69% | 400/30 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 10% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 8% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Willow Springs’ trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Willow Springs.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Willow Springs is in Willow Springs R-IV School District.
B+School gradeSee 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 Sep 2017; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Willow Springs is in ZIP code 65793
ZIP codes where Willow Springs residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Willow Springs | ZIP’s residents in Willow Springs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 65793 | Willow Springs, MO | 100% | 34% |
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 Willow Springs
Who supplies Willow Springs’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
Howell County Pwsd 3 (EPA ID MO4021164). 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 1.6 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Willow Springs?
City of Willow Springs (City of Willow Springs - (MO)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Willow Springs?
Cable America, Brightspeed, Total HighSpeed Internet Solutions, Wisper, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Willow Springs?
65793. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Willow Springs in?
Willow Springs R-IV School District.
How do I register to vote in Willow Springs?
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 Howell. 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.