Living in Chetopa Township, KS: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in most of Chetopa Township comes from the City of Thayer 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. Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center, 11 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Chetopa 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 Chetopa Township.
Power comes from Evergy
Evergy (Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Chetopa 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 Thayer water system
The City of Thayer water system supplies Chetopa Township: about 65% of residents live in its service area. Neosho Co RWD 4 serves another 21%. Neosho Co RWD 6 serves another 7%. About 8% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Public Wholesale WSD 23 as seller) and serves 433 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–Dec 2026, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 4.9 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. KS2013312.
6 home internet providers serve Chetopa Township
85% of 418 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 50% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| KWIKOM Communications | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 73% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Brightspeed | DSL, Fixed wireless | 50% | 60/5 |
| Craw Kan Telephone Cooperative | DSL | 8% | 10/1 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 83% | 300/20 |
| Wave Wireless | Fixed wireless | 81% | 25/5 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 77% | 500/100 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Chetopa Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Chetopa Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Chetopa Township (68%) is in Erie-Galesburg Unified School District 101; parts are in Cherryvale Unified School District 447 (29%) and Chanute Public Schools Unified School District 413 (3%).
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 Jun 2020; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Chetopa Township spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Chetopa Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Chetopa Township | ZIP’s residents in Chetopa Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 66776 | Thayer, KS | 91% | 57% |
| 66720 | Chanute, KS | 6% | 0% |
| 66740 | Galesburg, KS | 3% | 5% |
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 Chetopa Township
Who supplies Chetopa Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Thayer water system (EPA ID KS2013312). 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–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Chetopa 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 Chetopa Township?
KWIKOM Communications, Brightspeed, Craw Kan Telephone Cooperative, Verizon, Wave Wireless, Nextlink (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Chetopa Township?
66776 (91%), 66720 (6%), 66740 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Chetopa Township in?
Erie-Galesburg Unified School District 101. Parts of the city are in Cherryvale Unified School District 447 and Chanute Public Schools Unified School District 413.
How do I register to vote in Chetopa 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 Neosho 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.