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The Chetopa handbook

Living in Chetopa, KS: what to set up and who to call

Chetopa runs its own electric utility, City of Chetopa. The City of Chetopa water system reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a surface water treatment requirement (Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule), beginning Aug 2023.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Chetopa, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Chetopa.

Electricity

Power comes from City of Chetopa

City of Chetopa (City of Chetopa - (KS)), a municipal utility, serves all of Chetopa.

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from City of Chetopa water system

The City of Chetopa water system supplies almost all of Chetopa. It draws surface water and serves 921 people in all.

1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a surface water treatment requirement (Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule), beginning Aug 2023. 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people had none.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

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. The highest in five years was 4.4 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. KS2009905.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Chetopa

100% of 556 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
AT&TDSL92%10/1
The Junction InternetFixed wireless100%500/100
Wave WirelessFixed wireless100%25/5
WisperFixed wireless23%25/3

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Chetopa’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Chetopa.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Chetopa kids go to
PK–5Chetopa ElemChetopa-St. Paul Unified School District 505
6–12Chetopa HighChetopa-St. Paul Unified School District 505

Chetopa is in Chetopa-St. Paul Unified School District 505.

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.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Dec 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Chetopa is in ZIP code 67336

ZIP codes where Chetopa residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of ChetopaZIP’s residents in Chetopa
67336Chetopa, KS100%63%
Area code620Wikidata

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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

Who supplies Chetopa’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The City of Chetopa water system (EPA ID KS2009905). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a surface water treatment requirement (Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule). 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 Chetopa?

City of Chetopa (City of Chetopa - (KS)), a municipal utility.

What internet providers serve Chetopa?

AT&T, The Junction Internet, Wave Wireless, Wisper (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Chetopa?

67336. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Chetopa in?

Chetopa-St. Paul Unified School District 505.

How do I register to vote in Chetopa?

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 Labette 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.