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The Bronson handbook

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

Bronson runs its own electric utility, City of Bronson. Tap water in Bronson comes from the City of Bronson water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 23% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Bronson, 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 Bronson.

Electricity

Power comes from City of Bronson

City of Bronson (City of Bronson), a municipal utility, serves all of Bronson.

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 Bronson water system

The City of Bronson water system supplies almost all of Bronson. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Bourbon Co RWD 4 as seller) and serves 305 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 percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.7 ppb. 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. KS2001106.

Internet

3 home internet providers serve Bronson

38% of 141 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Craw Kan Telephone CooperativeDSL100%50/3
T-MobileFixed wireless38%100/20
KWIKOM CommunicationsFixed wireless30%60/12

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Bronson’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Bronson.

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

Bronson kids go to
PK–6West Bourbon Elementaryin Uniontown
7–12Uniontown High Schoolin Uniontown

Bronson is in Uniontown Unified School District 235.

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 Aug 2015; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Bronson is in ZIP code 66716

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of BronsonZIP’s residents in Bronson
66716Bronson, KS100%52%

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 Bronson

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

The City of Bronson water system (EPA ID KS2001106). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Bronson?

City of Bronson (City of Bronson), a municipal utility.

What internet providers serve Bronson?

Craw Kan Telephone Cooperative, T-Mobile, KWIKOM Communications (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Bronson?

66716. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Bronson in?

Uniontown Unified School District 235.

How do I register to vote in Bronson?

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 Bourbon 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.