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The Bogue handbook

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

Power in Bogue comes from Midwest Energy, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Children in Bogue attend Graham County Unified School District 281.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Bogue, 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 Bogue.

Electricity

Power comes from Midwest Energy

Midwest Energy (Midwest Energy Inc - (KS)), a cooperative utility, serves all of Bogue. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from City of Bogue water system

The City of Bogue water system supplies almost all of Bogue. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists City of Hill City as seller) and serves 151 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.

Lead, 90th percentile1.8 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 1.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.8 ppb. That’s higher than 68% 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. KS2006504.

Internet

2 home internet providers serve Bogue

100% of 114 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Nex-TechFiber100%1,000/1,000
Viaero WirelessFixed wireless57%100/5

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Bogue’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Bogue.

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

Bogue kids go to
PK–6Hill City Elemin Hill City
7–12Hill City Junior-Senior Highin Hill City

Bogue is in Graham County Unified School District 281.

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 Dec 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Bogue is in ZIP code 67625

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of BogueZIP’s residents in Bogue
67625Bogue, KS100%59%
Area code785Wikidata

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 Bogue

Who supplies Bogue’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The City of Bogue water system (EPA ID KS2006504). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.8 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Bogue?

Midwest Energy (Midwest Energy Inc - (KS)), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 12.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Bogue?

Nex-Tech, Viaero Wireless (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Bogue?

67625. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Bogue in?

Graham County Unified School District 281.

How do I register to vote in Bogue?

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 Graham 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.