Photo: Unknown professional photographer paid by the Clay County Commissioners · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Clay Center, KS: what to set up and who to call
Clay Center runs its own electric utility, City of Clay Center. Tap water in Clay Center comes from the City of Clay Center water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result of 1.0 ppb.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Clay Center, 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 Clay Center.
Power comes from City of Clay Center
City of Clay Center (City of Clay Center - (KS)), a municipal utility, serves 97.5% of Clay Center residents.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Clay Center water system
The City of Clay Center water system supplies almost all of Clay Center. It draws ground water and serves 4,138 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 6.0 ppb. That’s lower than 57% 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. KS2002701.
4 home internet providers serve Clay Center
100% of 2,100 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 99% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vyve Broadband | Cable | 100% | 2,000/50 |
| Twin Valley | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 100% | 8,000/8,000 |
| AT&T | DSL | 7% | 10/1 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 94% | 25/6 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Clay Center
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Clay Center, from the town’s own site.
City brush/compost site (at the Wastewater Facility)
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
From cityofclaycenter.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 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.
Clay Center is in Clay Center Unified School District 379.
BSchool 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 Aug 2015; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Clay Center is in ZIP code 67432
ZIP codes where Clay Center residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Clay Center | ZIP’s residents in Clay Center |
|---|---|---|---|
| 67432 | Clay Center, KS | 100% | 72% |
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 Clay Center
Who supplies Clay Center’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Clay Center water system (EPA ID KS2002701). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.0 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Clay Center?
City of Clay Center (City of Clay Center - (KS)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Clay Center?
Vyve Broadband, Twin Valley, AT&T, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Clay Center?
67432. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Clay Center in?
Clay Center Unified School District 379.
How do I register to vote in Clay Center?
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 Clay 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: Clay Center’s own website (cityofclaycenter.com), read Oct 21, 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.