Living in Belpre Township, KS: what to set up and who to call
The City of Belpre water system has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 13.4 ppb, was higher than 98% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). Power in Belpre Township comes from Ninnescah Rural E C A, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Belpre 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 Belpre Township.
Power comes from Ninnescah Rural E C A
Ninnescah Rural E C A (Ninnescah Rural E C A Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Belpre Township.
Start or move service: ninnescah.com
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Belpre water system
The City of Belpre water system supplies Belpre Township: about 53% of residents live in its service area. About 47% 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 98 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 13.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 98% 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. KS2004701.
5 home internet providers serve Belpre Township
6% of 110 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 6% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brightspeed | DSL | 59% | 100/10 |
| Golden Belt Telephone Association | Fiber | 6% | 2,500/2,500 |
| GBT Communications | Fixed wireless | 100% | 50/10 |
| IdeaTek | Fixed wireless | 68% | 100/10 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 59% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Belpre Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Belpre Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Belpre Township (51%) is in Macksville Unified School District 351; parts are in Lewis Unified School District 502 (49%).
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 Dec 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Belpre Township spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Belpre Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Belpre Township | ZIP’s residents in Belpre Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 67519 | Belpre, KS | 85% | 78% |
| 67557 | Macksville, KS | 13% | 4% |
| 67552 | Lewis, KS | 2% | 0% |
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 Belpre Township
Who supplies Belpre Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Belpre water system (EPA ID KS2004701). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 13.4 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Belpre Township?
Ninnescah Rural E C A (Ninnescah Rural E C A Inc), a cooperative utility.
What internet providers serve Belpre Township?
Brightspeed, Golden Belt Telephone Association, GBT Communications, IdeaTek, Nextlink (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Belpre Township?
67519 (85%), 67557 (13%), 67552 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Belpre Township in?
Macksville Unified School District 351. Parts of the city are in Lewis Unified School District 502.
How do I register to vote in Belpre 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 Edwards 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.