Gallagher House · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0Living in Big Creek Township, KS: what to set up and who to call
Power in Big Creek Township comes from Midwest Energy, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. For a library card, the closest branch is Hays Public Library, 6.9 miles out.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Big Creek 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 Big Creek Township.
Power comes from Midwest Energy
Midwest Energy (Midwest Energy Inc - (KS)), a cooperative utility, serves all of Big Creek Township. Its homes paid an average of 12.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $107 a month (its average across Kansas).
Start or move service: mwenergy.com
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Trego Co RWD 2
Trego Co RWD 2 supplies Big Creek Township: about 87% of residents live in its service area. About 8% 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 1,500 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 69% 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. KS2019504.
5 home internet providers serve Big Creek Township
100% of 1,022 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nex-Tech | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Vyve Broadband | Cable | 72% | 2,000/50 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, Fiber, DSL | 34% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 46% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 39% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Big Creek Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Big Creek Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Big Creek Township (80%) is in Hays Unified School District 489; parts are in Ellis Unified School District 388 (13%) and LaCrosse Unified School District 395 (4%) and Victoria Unified School District 432 (3%).
A−School gradeSee 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 Oct 2022; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Big Creek Township is in ZIP code 67601
ZIP codes where Big Creek Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Big Creek Township | ZIP’s residents in Big Creek Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 67601 | Hays, KS | 100% | 8% |
A few homes fall in 67671.
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 Big Creek Township
Who supplies Big Creek Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Trego Co RWD 2 (EPA ID KS2019504). 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 2.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Big Creek Township?
Midwest Energy (Midwest Energy Inc - (KS)), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 12.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Big Creek Township?
Nex-Tech, Vyve Broadband, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Big Creek Township?
67601. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Big Creek Township in?
Hays Unified School District 489. Parts of the city are in Ellis Unified School District 388 and LaCrosse Unified School District 395 and Victoria Unified School District 432.
How do I register to vote in Big 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 Ellis 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.