Living in Centralia, KS: what to set up and who to call
Centralia runs its own electric utility, City of Centralia. Trash goes out on Fridays in Centralia, collected by Seneca Sanitation.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Centralia, 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 Centralia.
Power comes from City of Centralia
City of Centralia (City of Centralia - (KS)), a municipal utility, serves all of Centralia.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Centralia water system
The City of Centralia water system supplies almost all of Centralia. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists Nemaha Co RWD 3 as seller) and serves 486 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.
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. KS2013106.
3 home internet providers serve Centralia
100% of 237 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Valley Tele-Communications | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| KWIKOM Communications | Fixed wireless | 12% | 60/12 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 7% | 700/300 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Centralia is Friday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Centralia, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
Centralia Brush Site
1100 7th Street, Centralia KS 66415
From cityofcentraliaks.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026; pages dated Friday, October 23, 2026. 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.
Centralia is in Vermillion Unified School District 380.
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 Jul 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Centralia is in ZIP code 66415
ZIP codes where Centralia residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Centralia | ZIP’s residents in Centralia |
|---|---|---|---|
| 66415 | Centralia, KS | 100% | 57% |
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 Centralia
Who supplies Centralia’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Centralia water system (EPA ID KS2013106). 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 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Centralia?
City of Centralia (City of Centralia - (KS)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Centralia?
Blue Valley Tele-Communications, KWIKOM Communications, Nextlink (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Centralia?
66415. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Centralia in?
Vermillion Unified School District 380.
How do I register to vote in Centralia?
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 Nemaha 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: Centralia’s own website (cityofcentraliaks.org), read Oct 23, 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.