Photo: PowercatPark · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Alma Township, KS: what to set up and who to call
The City of Alma water system reported 2 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: a surface water treatment requirement (Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule) ×2. 78% of systems its size reported none. Alma Township runs its own electric utility, City of Alma.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Alma Township, 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 Alma Township.
Power comes from City of Alma
City of Alma (City of Alma - (KS)), a municipal utility, serves 69.1% of Alma Township residents.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Alma water system
The City of Alma water system supplies Alma Township: about 65% of residents live in its service area. Wabaunsee Co RWD 2 serves another 30%. About 6% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 799 people in all.
2 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a surface water treatment requirement (Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule) ×2, the latest beginning Apr 2024. 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 2.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 79% 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. KS2019701.
4 home internet providers serve Alma Township
98% of 580 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 96% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| WTC Communications | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 97% | 4,000/4,000 |
| Brightspeed | DSL, Fixed wireless | 59% | 10/1 |
| Mercury Fiber | Fixed wireless | 82% | 150/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 16% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Alma Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Alma Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Alma Township is in Wabaunsee Unified School District 329.
A+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 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Alma Township is in ZIP code 66401
ZIP codes where Alma Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Alma Township | ZIP’s residents in Alma Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 66401 | Alma, KS | 100% | 67% |
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 Alma Township
Who supplies Alma Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Alma water system (EPA ID KS2019701). It reported 2 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a surface water treatment requirement (Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule) ×2. 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.7 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Alma Township?
City of Alma (City of Alma - (KS)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Alma Township?
WTC Communications, Brightspeed, Mercury Fiber, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Alma Township?
66401. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Alma Township in?
Wabaunsee Unified School District 329.
How do I register to vote in Alma Township?
In Kansas you can register online until 21 days before Election Day, in person until 21 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 21 days before). Elections here are run by the Wabaunsee County Clerk. Check your registration at myvoteinfo.voteks.org.
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.