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The Clifton handbook

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

Power in Clifton comes from Prairie Land Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Clifton-Clyde Unified School District 224 runs the public schools in Clifton.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Clifton, 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 Clifton.

Electricity

Power comes from Prairie Land Electric Coop

Prairie Land Electric Coop (Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Clifton. Its homes paid an average of 14.8¢ per kWh in 2025, about $124 a month (its average across Kansas).

Start or move service: prairielandelectric.com

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 Clifton water system

The City of Clifton water system supplies almost all of Clifton. It draws ground water and serves 455 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.

Lead, 90th percentile3.3 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 3.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 84% 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. KS2002709.

Internet

1 home internet providers serve Clifton

100% of 265 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Twin ValleyFiber100%1,000/1,000

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Clifton’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Clifton.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Clifton or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Clifton kids go to
PK–3Clifton-Clyde Grade School K-3Clifton-Clyde Unified School District 224
4–8Clifton-Clyde Middle SchoolClifton-Clyde Unified School District 224
9–12Clifton-Clyde Sr Highin Clyde

Clifton is in Clifton-Clyde Unified School District 224.

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.

Town HallBudget, officials, electionsClifton’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereWashington County ClerkElections here are run by Washington County (county election office). Most of Clifton (58%) votes here; the rest in Clay County (42%). Its listing was last updated in 2017, so we don’t show its contacts: check myvoteinfo.voteks.org.FVAP, Sep 2017
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placemyvoteinfo.voteks.orgThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2017; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Clifton is in ZIP code 66937

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of CliftonZIP’s residents in Clifton
66937Clifton, KS100%60%
Area code785Wikidata

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 Clifton

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

The City of Clifton water system (EPA ID KS2002709). 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 3.3 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Clifton?

Prairie Land Electric Coop (Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 14.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Clifton?

Twin Valley (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Clifton?

66937. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Clifton in?

Clifton-Clyde Unified School District 224.

How do I register to vote in Clifton?

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 Washington 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.