Living in Bethany Township, KS: what to set up and who to call
The City of Portis water system reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: nitrate, beginning Jan 2024. Power in Bethany Township comes from Prairie Land Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Bethany 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 Bethany Township.
Power comes from Prairie Land Electric Coop
Prairie Land Electric Coop (Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Bethany Township. Its homes paid an average of 14.8¢ per kWh in 2025, about $124 a month (its average across Kansas).
Start or move service: prairielandelectric.com
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Portis water system
The City of Portis water system supplies Bethany Township: about 53% of residents live in its service area. Osborne Co RWD 1a serves another 23%. About 24% 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 86 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: nitrate, beginning Jan 2024. 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 10.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 97% 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. KS2014104.
3 home internet providers serve Bethany Township
100% of 129 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nex-Tech | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 50% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 18% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Bethany Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Bethany Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Bethany Township (61%) is in Osborne County Unified School District 392; parts are in Waconda Unified School District 272 (39%).
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.
Bethany Township spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Bethany Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Bethany Township | ZIP’s residents in Bethany Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 67474 | Portis, KS | 73% | 61% |
| 67473 | Osborne, KS | 15% | 1% |
| 67437 | Downs, KS | 12% | 2% |
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 Bethany Township
Who supplies Bethany Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Portis water system (EPA ID KS2014104). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: nitrate. 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 10.7 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Bethany Township?
Prairie Land Electric Coop (Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 14.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Bethany Township?
Nex-Tech, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Bethany Township?
67474 (73%), 67473 (15%), 67437 (12%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Bethany Township in?
Osborne County Unified School District 392. Parts of the city are in Waconda Unified School District 272.
How do I register to vote in Bethany 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 Osborne 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.