Baxter Springs Independent Oil and Gas Service Station · Photo: Vanessa Ezekowitz · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Baxter Springs, KS: what to set up and who to call
The City of Baxter Springs water system reported 5 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×4, radioactivity (gross alpha, excluding radon and uranium). 80% of systems its size reported none. Fiber reaches 95% of addresses in Baxter Springs.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Baxter Springs, 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 Baxter Springs.
Power comes from Evergy
Evergy (Evergy Kansas South, Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Baxter Springs. Its homes paid an average of 14.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $125 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 Baxter Springs water system
The City of Baxter Springs water system supplies almost all of Baxter Springs. It draws surface water and serves 3,852 people in all.
5 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×4, radioactivity (gross alpha, excluding radon and uranium), the latest beginning Apr 2025. 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 3.2 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. KS2002109.
6 home internet providers serve Baxter Springs
100% of 1,954 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 95% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sparklight | Cable | 99% | 1,000/50 |
| IdeaTek | Fiber | 95% | 2,500/2,500 |
| Brightspeed | DSL, Fiber | 71% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 93% | 300/20 |
| Wisper | Fixed wireless | 72% | 400/30 |
| The Junction Internet | Fixed wireless | 15% | 80/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Baxter Springs’ trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Baxter Springs.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Baxter Springs (98%) is in Baxter Springs Unified School District 508; parts are in Riverton Unified School District 404 (2%).
BSchool 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.
Baxter Springs is in ZIP code 66713
ZIP codes where Baxter Springs residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Baxter Springs | ZIP’s residents in Baxter Springs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 66713 | Baxter Springs, KS | 100% | 74% |
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 Baxter Springs
Who supplies Baxter Springs’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Baxter Springs water system (EPA ID KS2002109). It reported 5 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×4, radioactivity (gross alpha, excluding radon and uranium). 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.2 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Baxter Springs?
Evergy (Evergy Kansas South, Inc.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 14.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Baxter Springs?
Sparklight, IdeaTek, Brightspeed, Verizon, Wisper, The Junction Internet (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Baxter Springs?
66713. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Baxter Springs in?
Baxter Springs Unified School District 508. Parts of the city are in Riverton Unified School District 404.
How do I register to vote in Baxter Springs?
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 Cherokee 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.