Living in Center Township, KS: what to set up and who to call
Power in Center Township comes from Victory Electric Coop Assn, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Hodgeman County Health Center, 0.3 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.
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 Victory Electric Coop Assn
Victory Electric Coop Assn (Victory Electric Coop Assn Inc), a cooperative utility, serves 94.1% of Center Township residents. Its homes paid an average of 12.3¢ per kWh in 2025, about $104 a month (its average across Kansas).
Start or move service: victoryelectric.net
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Jetmore water system
The City of Jetmore water system supplies Center Township: about 82% of residents live in its service area. About 18% 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 759 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 2023–Dec 2025, was 4.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 90% 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. KS2008301.
4 home internet providers serve Center Township
96% of 578 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 4% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Wireless Communications | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 100% | 100/20 |
| United Communications Association | Cable | 84% | 1,000/100 |
| Consolidated Communications | DSL | 53% | 10/1 |
| Blackdragon Networks | Fixed wireless | 81% | 80/9 |
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.
Center Township is in Hodgeman County Schools Unified School District 227.
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.
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.
Center Township is in ZIP code 67854
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 67854 | Jetmore, KS | 100% | 81% |
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 Jetmore water system (EPA ID KS2008301). 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 4.4 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Center Township?
Victory Electric Coop Assn (Victory Electric Coop Assn Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 12.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Center Township?
United Wireless Communications, United Communications Association, Consolidated Communications, Blackdragon Networks (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Center Township?
67854. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Center Township in?
Hodgeman County Schools Unified School District 227.
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 Hodgeman 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.