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The Arkansas City handbook

Living in Arkansas City, KS: what to set up and who to call

All of Arkansas City gets its mail under one ZIP code, 67005. Almost every address in Arkansas City can get fiber (95%, by the FCC’s map).

I’m new in town

What to set up in Arkansas City, 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 Arkansas City.

Electricity

Power comes from Evergy

Evergy (Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Arkansas City. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from City of Arkansas City water system

The City of Arkansas City water system supplies almost all of Arkansas City. It draws ground water and serves 11,929 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile1.1 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 1.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.3 ppb. That’s lower than 51% 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. KS2003509.

Internet

7 home internet providers serve Arkansas City

100% of 5,229 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 95% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
IdeaTekFiber97%2,500/2,500
Cox CommunicationsCable, Fiber93%2,000/100
AT&TDSL, Fixed wireless44%25/3
KanOkla CommunicationsFixed wireless100%100/20
NextlinkFixed wireless77%400/100
VerizonFixed wireless36%300/20

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

Trash & recycling

Trash and recycling in Arkansas City

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Arkansas City, from the town’s own site.

How trash works hereTown pickupTown crews pick up at the curbarkcity.org
Drop-off centerArkansas City/Winfield Recycling CenterHours ↓
Drop-off center

Arkansas City/Winfield Recycling Center

22180 D Street, Strother Field, KS 67156

MTWTFSS
8a
10a
12p
2p
4p
  • Fri8 am–noon
  • Sat8 am–noon
What goes in the recycling bin

Accepted at the curb

  • Plastics #1 and #2
  • Plastics #3–#7
  • Aluminum Cans
  • Steel and Tin Cans
  • Mixed Paper
  • Paperboard
  • Corrugated Cardboard
  • Glass Bottles, Jugs, and Jars
Recycling drop-off

Arkansas City/Winfield Recycling Center

22180 D Street, Strother Field, KS 67156

Furniture, appliances and bulky itemsCall to book

From arkcity.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Arkansas City kids go to
PK–54 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Arkansas City Middle SchArkansas City Unified School District 470
9–12Arkansas City HighArkansas City Unified School District 470

Arkansas City is in Arkansas City Unified School District 470.

D−School gradeSee 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 2015; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Arkansas City is in ZIP code 67005

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Arkansas CityZIP’s residents in Arkansas City
67005Arkansas City, KS100%76%
Area code620Wikidata

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 Arkansas City

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

The City of Arkansas City water system (EPA ID KS2003509). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.1 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Arkansas City?

Evergy (Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 14.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Arkansas City?

IdeaTek, Cox Communications, AT&T, KanOkla Communications, Nextlink, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Arkansas City?

67005. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Arkansas City in?

Arkansas City Unified School District 470.

How do I register to vote in Arkansas City?

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 Cowley 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: Arkansas City’s own website (arkcity.org), 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.