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The Coldwater handbook

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

Tap water in Coldwater comes from City of Coldwater, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection. Power in Coldwater comes from Southern Pioneer Electric Company, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Coldwater, 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 Coldwater.

Electricity

Power comes from Southern Pioneer Electric Company

Southern Pioneer Electric Company (Southern Pioneer Electric Company), a cooperative utility, serves all of Coldwater. Its homes paid an average of 16.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $124 a month (its average across Kansas).

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 Coldwater

City of Coldwater supplies almost all of Coldwater. It draws ground water and serves 672 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.

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 2.4 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. KS2003304.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Coldwater

100% of 482 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 98% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Haviland TelephoneFixed wireless, Fiber100%1,000/1,000
United Communications AssociationCable96%1,000/100
United Wireless CommunicationsFixed wireless100%25/5
VerizonFixed wireless92%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless75%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Coldwater’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Coldwater.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Coldwater kids go to
PK–4South Central Elementary Schoolin Protection
5–8South Central Middle Schoolin Protection
9–12South Central High SchoolComanche County Unified School District 300

Coldwater is in Comanche County Unified School District 300.

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

Coldwater is in ZIP code 67029

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of ColdwaterZIP’s residents in Coldwater
67029Coldwater, KS100%75%
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 Coldwater

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

City of Coldwater (EPA ID KS2003304). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 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 Coldwater?

Southern Pioneer Electric Company (Southern Pioneer Electric Company), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 16.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Coldwater?

Haviland Telephone, United Communications Association, United Wireless Communications, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Coldwater?

67029. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Coldwater in?

Comanche County Unified School District 300.

How do I register to vote in Coldwater?

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 Comanche 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.