Utilities and City Services

Telecommunications - Embarq - 800-436-2777 (Residential)
Embarq provides the communications services for this community with state-of-the-art technology. Lexington's central office is a giber fed Nortel digital switch that provides all custom calling features including call waiting, call forwarding, 3-way calling, caller ID with name and voice mail. Bundled packages are available making these services more cost effective. Equal accesses as well as ISDN and Internet services are also available.

Electric/Natural Gas - Aquila - 800-303-0752
Aquila provides electric and natural gas service to customers in Lexington and the surrounding areas.

Water - U.S. Water - 660-259-2912
Water is supplied and distributed by U.S. Water Company. The source of water is the Missouri River. The water system's maximum capacity is 1, 250,000 gallons per day. Average consumption is 560,000 gallons per day with peak consumption at 700,000 gallons per day. The system has a storage capacity of 250,000 gallons per day.

Sewer - Lexington Sanitation Department - 660-259-4074
The City of Lexington provides sewer service. The sewer plant is a high rate trickling filter plant with a capacity of 750,000 gallons per day, designed for a population equivalent of 5,500. The plant's current load is 430,000 gallons per day.

Cable Television - Suddenlink - 877-423-2743 (Residential)800-490-9604 (Business)
Classic Cable serves the Lexington area with many television entertainment options. The digital dish program offers up to 193 channels and all local channels.

Government - 660-259-4633
The City of Lexington has a Mayor-City Council form of government. Layfayette County has a County Commission form of government.

Law Enforcement - 660-259-6321
Lexington law enforcement is provided by a city police force of 12 full-time officers. The Lafayette County Sheriff's Department has 33 sworn officers.

Fire - 660-259-4550
Eight full-time and 15 volunteer firefighters provide Lexington fire protection. The city has an insurance rating of 6 and the rating is 9 outside city limits. Emergency 911 dispatch services are available 24 hours a day for police, fire and ambulance.

Planning & Zoning - 660-259-4633
Lexington has a Planning & Zoning Commission and Historic Preservation Commission that handle zoning requests for the city. A comprehensive plan was completed in 1997 and the Missouri Community Assessment Program (MoCAP) was completed in 2000. Lexington has been designated as an "All Missouri Certified City". Lafayette County has a Planning and Zoning Commission that addresses the needs of the unincorporated areas of the county.