Stein House · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0Living in Ashland, KS: what to set up and who to call
Ashland runs its own electric utility, City of Ashland. United Telephone Assn wires most of Ashland, and 100% of addresses can get fiber.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Ashland, 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 Ashland.
Power comes from City of Ashland
City of Ashland (City of Ashland - (KS)), a municipal utility, serves all of Ashland.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Ashland water system
The City of Ashland water system supplies almost all of Ashland. It draws ground water and serves 770 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 3.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 84% 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. KS2002502.
2 home internet providers serve Ashland
100% of 524 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Telephone Assn | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| United Wireless Communications | Fixed wireless | 100% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Ashland’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Ashland.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Ashland is in Ashland Unified School District 220.
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.
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.
Ashland is in ZIP code 67831
ZIP codes where Ashland residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Ashland | ZIP’s residents in Ashland |
|---|---|---|---|
| 67831 | Ashland, KS | 100% | 81% |
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 Ashland
Who supplies Ashland’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Ashland water system (EPA ID KS2002502). 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 3.1 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Ashland?
City of Ashland (City of Ashland - (KS)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Ashland?
United Telephone Assn, United Wireless Communications (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Ashland?
67831. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Ashland in?
Ashland Unified School District 220.
How do I register to vote in Ashland?
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 Clark 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.