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

Bridgeport has no town government of its own, so Saline County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Southeast of Saline Unified School District 306. For emergencies, Bridgeport is closest to Lindsborg Community Hospital, 5.3 miles away.

Bridgeport has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Saline County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Bridgeport’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Bridgeport, 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 Bridgeport.

Electricity

Power comes from Evergy

Evergy (Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Bridgeport. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Saline Co RWD 8

Saline Co RWD 8 supplies almost all of Bridgeport. It draws ground water and serves 298 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 percentile1.9 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 1.9 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. KS2016918.

Internet

7 home internet providers serve Bridgeport

100% of 37 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Home TelephoneFiber100%1,000/100
T-MobileFixed wireless92%100/20
Kansas Broadband InternetFixed wireless81%100/20
NextlinkFixed wireless54%800/400
VerizonFixed wireless22%25/6
AT&TFixed wireless5%25/3

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Bridgeport’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Bridgeport.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileBridgeport has no town government of its own, so look for trash and recycling rules on the county’s site.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Bridgeport kids go to
PK–6Southeast Saline Elemin Gypsum
7–12Southeast Saline Highin Gypsum

Bridgeport is in Southeast of Saline Unified School District 306.

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

No town hall: the county runs things

Bridgeport is unincorporated, so Saline County is the local government.

Local governmentSaline CountyBridgeport is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereSaline County ClerkElections here are run by Saline County (county election office). 300 W Ash, Room #215, Salina, KS 67401-2396 · (785) 309-5820 · [email protected]FVAP, Oct 2026
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placemyvoteinfo.voteks.orgThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Oct 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Bridgeport is in ZIP code 67416

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of BridgeportZIP’s residents in Bridgeport
67416Assaria, KS100%6%
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 Bridgeport

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

Saline Co RWD 8 (EPA ID KS2016918). 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 1.9 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Bridgeport?

Evergy (Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 14.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Bridgeport?

Home Telephone, T-Mobile, Kansas Broadband Internet, Nextlink, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Bridgeport?

67416. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Bridgeport in?

Southeast of Saline Unified School District 306.

How do I register to vote in Bridgeport?

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 Saline 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.