Living in Andover, KS: what to set up and who to call
Every home in Andover is in ZIP code 67002. Andover Public Library, at 1511 E. Central, is the library in town.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Andover, 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 Andover.
Power comes from Evergy
Evergy (Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Andover. Its homes paid an average of 14.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $124 a month (its average across Kansas).
Start or move service: evergy.com
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Butler Co RWD 5
Butler Co RWD 5 supplies Andover: about 20% of residents live in its service area. Simmons Subdivision Sanitation System serves another 17%. Public Wholesale WSD 17 serves another 6%. About 57% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists City of El Dorado and City of Wichita as sellers) and serves 6,457 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 1.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.1 ppb. That’s higher than 66% 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. KS2001526.
9 home internet providers serve Andover
100% of 5,234 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 91% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cox Communications | Cable, Fiber | 97% | 2,000/100 |
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 94% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Velocity Internet | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 78% | 250/150 |
| IdeaTek | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 49% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 76% | 300/20 |
| KWIKOM Communications | Fixed wireless | 57% | 60/12 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
In Andover, you hire your own trash hauler
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Andover, from the town’s own site.
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
- Newspapers
- Magazines
- Junk mail
- Catalogs and phone books
- Paperboard (cereal boxes, etc.)
- White and pastel office papers
- Cardboard, broken down and placed inside cart
- Aluminum and steel (tin) beverage and food cans
- Aluminum foil - clean
- Plastic beverage, food, and soap containers (1-7 stamped on bottom)
- All colors of food and beverage glass jars and bottles
- Empty aerosol cans without lids and nozzles
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check andoverks.gov →
From andoverks.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Andover (98%) is in Andover Unified School District 385.
ASchool 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.
Andover is in ZIP code 67002
ZIP codes where Andover residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Andover | ZIP’s residents in Andover |
|---|---|---|---|
| 67002 | Andover, KS | 100% | 90% |
A few homes fall in 67230.
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 Andover
Who supplies Andover’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Butler Co RWD 5 (EPA ID KS2001526). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.9 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Andover?
Evergy (Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 14.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Andover?
Cox Communications, AT&T, Velocity Internet, IdeaTek, Verizon, KWIKOM Communications (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Andover?
67002. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Andover in?
Andover Unified School District 385.
How do I register to vote in Andover?
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 Butler 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: Andover’s own website (andoverks.gov), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.