Photo: Tim Kiser (w:User:Malepheasant) · CC BY-SA 2.5Living in Center Township, KS: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in most of Center Township comes from the City of Troy 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. The ER is a drive from Center Township: the closest is Mosaic Life Care at St. Joseph, 17.3 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Center 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 Center Township.
Power comes from Evergy
Evergy (Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Center Township. 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.
Water comes from City of Troy water system
The City of Troy water system supplies Center Township: about 58% of residents live in its service area. Doniphan Co RWD 5 serves another 35%. About 9% 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 954 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, 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. KS2004304.
7 home internet providers serve Center Township
92% of 856 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 74% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Communications | Fiber, Cable | 73% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Brightspeed | DSL | 51% | 40/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 78% | 300/20 |
| Mercury Fiber | Fixed wireless | 78% | 150/20 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 41% | 1,000/500 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 41% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Center Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Center Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Center Township (92%) is in Troy Public Schools Unified School District 429; parts are in Doniphan West Unified School District 111 (8%).
DSchool 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 2020; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Center Township is in ZIP code 66087
ZIP codes where Center Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Center Township | ZIP’s residents in Center Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 66087 | Troy, KS | 99% | 82% |
A few homes fall in 66008, 66090.
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 Center Township
Who supplies Center Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Troy water system (EPA ID KS2004304). 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 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Center Township?
Evergy (Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 14.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Center Township?
Rainbow Communications, Brightspeed, Verizon, Mercury Fiber, Nextlink, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Center Township?
66087. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Center Township in?
Troy Public Schools Unified School District 429. Parts of the city are in Doniphan West Unified School District 111.
How do I register to vote in Center 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 Doniphan 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.