Photo: Ian Ballinger · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Baldwin City, KS: what to set up and who to call
Baldwin City runs its own electric utility, City of Baldwin City. In Baldwin City, trash day is Wednesday (Green Environmental Services collects).
I’m new in town
What to set up in Baldwin City, 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 Baldwin City.
Power comes from City of Baldwin City
City of Baldwin City (City of Baldwin City- (KS)), a municipal utility, serves 97.4% of Baldwin City residents.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Baldwin City water system
The City of Baldwin City water system supplies almost all of Baldwin City. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists City of Lawrence as seller) and serves 4,882 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 2024–Dec 2026, was 1.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.3 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. KS2004510.
7 home internet providers serve Baldwin City
100% of 1,584 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 96% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable, Fiber | 100% | 2,000/1,000 |
| Brightspeed | Fiber, DSL | 83% | 2,000/2,000 |
| ClearWave | Fiber | 78% | 7,000/7,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 96% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 93% | 100/20 |
| Mercury Fiber | Fixed wireless | 84% | 150/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Baldwin City is Wednesday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Baldwin City, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
- RecyclingOnce a month, Wed
- Bulky itemsOnce a month
From baldwincity.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.
Baldwin City is in Baldwin City Unified School District 348.
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 Dec 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Baldwin City is in ZIP code 66006
ZIP codes where Baldwin City residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Baldwin City | ZIP’s residents in Baldwin City |
|---|---|---|---|
| 66006 | Baldwin City, KS | 100% | 61% |
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 Baldwin City
Who supplies Baldwin City’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Baldwin City water system (EPA ID KS2004510). 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 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Baldwin City?
City of Baldwin City (City of Baldwin City- (KS)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Baldwin City?
Mediacom Xtream, Brightspeed, ClearWave, Verizon, T-Mobile, Mercury Fiber (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Baldwin City?
66006. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Baldwin City in?
Baldwin City Unified School District 348.
How do I register to vote in Baldwin 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 Douglas 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: Baldwin City’s own website (baldwincity.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.