Living in Barnes Township, KS: what to set up and who to call
Every home in Barnes Township is in ZIP code 66933. Waterville Public Library, 6.1 miles away, is the closest library to Barnes Township.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Barnes Township, 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 Barnes Township.
Power comes from Evergy
Evergy (Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Barnes Township. 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 City of Barnes water system
The City of Barnes water system supplies Barnes Township: about 69% of residents live in its service area. About 31% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 161 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 2.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.8 ppb. That’s higher than 75% 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. KS2020110.
4 home internet providers serve Barnes Township
98% of 146 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 96% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| JBN Telephone | Fiber, DSL | 99% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 69% | 300/20 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 51% | 1,000/1,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 16% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Barnes Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Barnes Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Barnes Township (83%) is in Barnes Unified School District 223; parts are in Valley Heights Unified School District 498 (17%).
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 2017; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Barnes Township is in ZIP code 66933
ZIP codes where Barnes Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Barnes Township | ZIP’s residents in Barnes Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 66933 | Barnes, KS | 100% | 68% |
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 Barnes Township
Who supplies Barnes Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Barnes water system (EPA ID KS2020110). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.2 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Barnes Township?
Evergy (Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 14.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Barnes Township?
JBN Telephone, Verizon, Nextlink, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Barnes Township?
66933. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Barnes Township in?
Barnes Unified School District 223. Parts of the city are in Valley Heights Unified School District 498.
How do I register to vote in Barnes Township?
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 Washington 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.