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The Bell Township handbook

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

Power in Bell Township comes from Southern Pioneer Electric Company, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Wired internet is thin in Bell Township: the FCC’s map has 54% of addresses able to get it.

I’m new in town

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

Home services

Power, water and internet

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

Electricity

Power comes from Southern Pioneer Electric Company

Southern Pioneer Electric Company (Southern Pioneer Electric Company), a cooperative utility, serves all of Bell Township. Its homes paid an average of 16.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $124 a month (its average across Kansas).

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

Internet

3 home internet providers serve Bell Township

54% of 29 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 54% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
IdeaTekFiber, Fixed wireless66%1,000/1,000
NextlinkFixed wireless, Fiber41%1,000/1,000
South Central Telephone AssnFiber3%1,000/1,000

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Bell Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Bell Township.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Bell 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.

Bell Township kids go to
PK–12Fairfield Schoolsin Langdon

Most of Bell Township (96%) is in Fairfield Unified School District 310; parts are in Kingman-Norwich Unified School District 331 (3%).

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.

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

ZIP codes & area codes

Bell Township spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Bell TownshipZIP’s residents in Bell Township
67583Turon, KS58%4%
67035Cunningham, KS42%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.

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

Questions about living in Bell Township

Who provides electricity in Bell Township?

Southern Pioneer Electric Company (Southern Pioneer Electric Company), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 16.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Bell Township?

IdeaTek, Nextlink, South Central Telephone Assn (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Bell Township?

67583 (58%), 67035 (42%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Bell Township in?

Fairfield Unified School District 310. Parts of the city are in Kingman-Norwich Unified School District 331.

How do I register to vote in Bell 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 Reno 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.