Photo: Shamera · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Burlington, KS: what to set up and who to call
Burlington runs its own electric utility, City of Burlington. Tap water in Burlington comes from the City of Burlington water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% 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 Burlington, 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 Burlington.
Power comes from City of Burlington
City of Burlington (City of Burlington - (KS)), a municipal utility, serves 94.0% of Burlington residents.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Burlington water system
The City of Burlington water system supplies Burlington: about 96% of residents live in its service area. About 4% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 2,641 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 2023–Dec 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. 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. KS2003101.
5 home internet providers serve Burlington
100% of 1,271 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 43% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable, Fiber | 100% | 1,000/50 |
| MT Networks | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 97% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Brightspeed | DSL, Fixed wireless | 72% | 80/10 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 7% | 300/20 |
| KWIKOM Communications | Fixed wireless | 6% | 60/12 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Burlington
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Burlington, from the town’s own site.
Coffey County Recycling Center
1432 12th Lane SE
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check burlingtonkansas.gov →
From burlingtonkansas.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated January 27, 2017. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Burlington is in Burlington Unified School District 244.
BSchool 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 Sep 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Burlington is in ZIP code 66839
ZIP codes where Burlington residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Burlington | ZIP’s residents in Burlington |
|---|---|---|---|
| 66839 | Burlington, KS | 100% | 66% |
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 Burlington
Who supplies Burlington’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Burlington water system (EPA ID KS2003101). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Burlington?
City of Burlington (City of Burlington - (KS)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Burlington?
Mediacom Xtream, MT Networks, Brightspeed, Verizon, KWIKOM Communications (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Burlington?
66839. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Burlington in?
Burlington Unified School District 244.
How do I register to vote in Burlington?
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 Coffey 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: Burlington’s own website (burlingtonkansas.gov), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.