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The Worthington handbook

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

Tap water in Worthington comes from Putnam County Pwsd 1, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection. Power in Worthington comes from Tri-County Electric Coop Assn (MO), a cooperative utility rather than a private company.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Worthington, 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 Worthington.

Electricity

Power comes from Tri-County Electric Coop Assn (MO)

Tri-County Electric Coop Assn (MO) (Tri-County Electric Coop Assn (MO)), a cooperative utility, serves all of Worthington.

Start or move service: tricountyelectric.org

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 Putnam County Pwsd 1

Putnam County Pwsd 1 supplies almost all of Worthington. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Rathbun Regional Water Assn (Rathbun) and Rathbun Regional Water Association and Unionville PWS as sellers) and serves 2,550 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.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.8 ppb. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.

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. MO2024495.

Internet

1 home internet providers serve Worthington

100% of 24 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Northeast Missouri Rural Telephone CompanyFiber100%1,000/1,000

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Worthington’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Worthington.

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

Worthington kids go to
PK–6Schuyler Co. Elem.in Queen City
7–12Schuyler Co. Highin Queen City

Worthington is in Schuyler County R-I 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

Worthington is in ZIP code 63567

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of WorthingtonZIP’s residents in Worthington
63567Worthington, MO100%47%

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 Worthington

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

Putnam County Pwsd 1 (EPA ID MO2024495). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Worthington?

Tri-County Electric Coop Assn (MO) (Tri-County Electric Coop Assn (MO)), a cooperative utility.

What internet providers serve Worthington?

Northeast Missouri Rural Telephone Company (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Worthington?

63567. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Worthington in?

Schuyler County R-I School District.

How do I register to vote in Worthington?

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 Putnam. 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.