Living in Bendena, KS: what to set up and who to call
Bendena has no town government of its own, so Doniphan County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Doniphan West Unified School District 111. The nearest library is Library District #1, Doniphan County, 5.7 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Bendena, 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 Bendena.
Power comes from Evergy
Evergy (Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Bendena. 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 Atchison Co RWD 5c
Atchison Co RWD 5c supplies Bendena: about 0% of residents live in its service area. About 100% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists City of Atchison as seller) and serves 3,690 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. KS2000511.
6 home internet providers serve Bendena
100% of 76 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Telecommunications Association dba RainbowCommunications | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Mercury Fiber | Fixed wireless | 58% | 150/20 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 53% | 300/100 |
| KWIKOM Communications | Fixed wireless | 29% | 60/12 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 26% | 25/6 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 14% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Bendena’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Bendena.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Bendena is in Doniphan West Unified School District 111.
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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Bendena is unincorporated, so Doniphan County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2020; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Bendena is in ZIP code 66008
ZIP codes where Bendena residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Bendena | ZIP’s residents in Bendena |
|---|---|---|---|
| 66008 | Bendena, KS | 100% | 49% |
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 Bendena
Who supplies Bendena’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Atchison Co RWD 5c (EPA ID KS2000511). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Bendena?
Evergy (Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 14.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Bendena?
Rainbow Telecommunications Association dba RainbowCommunications, Mercury Fiber, Nextlink, KWIKOM Communications, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Bendena?
66008. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Bendena in?
Doniphan West Unified School District 111.
How do I register to vote in Bendena?
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 Doniphan 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.