Photo: Richard Bauer · CC BY 2.0Living in Colby, KS: what to set up and who to call
Colby runs its own electric utility, City of Colby. For emergencies, Colby is closest to Citizens Medical Center, 0.3 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Colby, 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 Colby.
Power comes from City of Colby
City of Colby (City of Colby - (KS)), a municipal utility, serves 97.4% of Colby residents.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Colby water system
The City of Colby water system supplies almost all of Colby. It draws ground water and serves 5,516 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 2022–Dec 2024, was 1.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.8 ppb. That’s higher than 56% 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. KS2019302.
6 home internet providers serve Colby
100% of 2,275 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 99% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| S&T Communications | Fixed wireless, Cable, Fiber | 100% | 1,000/100 |
| Vyve Broadband | Fiber | 99% | 8,000/8,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 60% | 25/3 |
| Viaero Wireless | Fixed wireless | 66% | 100/5 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 47% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 18% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Colby depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Colby, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayLook up your day on cityofcolbyks.gov
Thomas County Recycling Center
720 E College Drive
From cityofcolbyks.gov, 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.
Colby is in Colby Public Schools Unified School District 315.
B−School 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 Dec 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Colby is in ZIP code 67701
ZIP codes where Colby residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Colby | ZIP’s residents in Colby |
|---|---|---|---|
| 67701 | Colby, KS | 100% | 85% |
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 Colby
Who supplies Colby’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Colby water system (EPA ID KS2019302). 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 1.3 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Colby?
City of Colby (City of Colby - (KS)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Colby?
S&T Communications, Vyve Broadband, AT&T, Viaero Wireless, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Colby?
67701. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Colby in?
Colby Public Schools Unified School District 315.
How do I register to vote in Colby?
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 Thomas 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: Colby’s own website (cityofcolbyks.gov), 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.