Photo: SharonPapierdreams · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Axtell, KS: what to set up and who to call
Axtell runs its own electric utility, City of Axtell. In Axtell, trash day is Tuesday.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Axtell, 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 Axtell.
Power comes from City of Axtell
City of Axtell (City of Axtell - (KS)), a municipal utility, serves all of Axtell.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Axtell water system
The City of Axtell water system supplies Axtell: about 95% of residents live in its service area. About 5% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water (EPA lists Marshall Co RWD 3 and Nemaha Co RWD 3 as sellers) and serves 398 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: nitrate, beginning Jan 2026. 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 5.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 92% 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. KS2011711.
2 home internet providers serve Axtell
100% of 204 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Valley Tele-Communications | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| KWIKOM Communications | Fixed wireless | 33% | 60/12 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Axtell is Tuesday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Axtell, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
From axtellks.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 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.
Axtell is in Prairie Hills Unified School District 113.
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.
Axtell is in ZIP code 66403
ZIP codes where Axtell residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Axtell | ZIP’s residents in Axtell |
|---|---|---|---|
| 66403 | Axtell, KS | 100% | 53% |
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 Axtell
Who supplies Axtell’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Axtell water system (EPA ID KS2011711). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: nitrate. 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 5.4 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Axtell?
City of Axtell (City of Axtell - (KS)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Axtell?
Blue Valley Tele-Communications, KWIKOM Communications (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Axtell?
66403. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Axtell in?
Prairie Hills Unified School District 113.
How do I register to vote in Axtell?
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 Marshall 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: Axtell’s own website (axtellks.com), read Oct 22, 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.