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The Bear Creek Township handbook

Living in Bear Creek Township, KS: what to set up and who to call

Power in Bear Creek Township comes from Wheatland Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. The nearest emergency room is Hamilton County Hospital, 15 miles away.

Which school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes

I’m new in town

What to set up in Bear Creek Township, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

PowerWheatland Electric Coopcooperative utility · 15.0¢/kWhMore →Internet2 providers2% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Bear Creek Township’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolSyracuse Unified School District 494Which school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP codes67878, 67836Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Bear Creek Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Wheatland Electric Coop

Wheatland Electric Coop (Wheatland Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Bear Creek Township. Its homes paid an average of 15.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $130 a month (its average across Kansas).

Start or move service: weci.net · (620) 376-4231

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Internet

2 home internet providers serve Bear Creek Township

2% of 22 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 2% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Pioneer CommunicationsDSL, Fiber95%80/20
United Wireless CommunicationsFixed wireless100%25/5

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Bear Creek Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Bear Creek Township.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Bear Creek Township or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Bear Creek Township kids go to
PK–6Syracuse Elemin Syracuse
7–12Syracuse Highin Syracuse

Bear Creek Township is in Syracuse Unified School District 494.

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.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Town HallBudget, officials, electionsBear Creek Township’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereHamilton County ClerkElections here are run by Hamilton County (county election office). P.O. Box 1167; 219 North Main, Syracuse, KS 67878-8025 · (620) 384-5629 · [email protected]FVAP, Sep 2021
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placemyvoteinfo.voteks.orgThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Bear Creek Township spans 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes where Bear Creek Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Bear Creek TownshipZIP’s residents in Bear Creek Township
67878Syracuse, KS95%3%
67836Coolidge, KS5%3%

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

Getting around, the ER and the library

One line each; the subject pages have the rest.

Nearest emergency roomHamilton County Hospital15 miles awayGet a library cardHamilton County Public Library102 W. Ave C · (620) 384-5622

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Bear Creek Township

Who provides electricity in Bear Creek Township?

Wheatland Electric Coop (Wheatland Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 15.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Bear Creek Township?

Pioneer Communications, United Wireless Communications (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Bear Creek Township?

67878 (95%), 67836 (5%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Bear Creek Township in?

Syracuse Unified School District 494.

How do I register to vote in Bear Creek 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 Hamilton County Clerk. Check your registration at myvoteinfo.voteks.org.

Sources & dates

Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.

  • 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.