Cottonwood River Pratt Truss Bridge · Photo: Jstropes1990 · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Cottonwood Township, KS: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2023 is still open for the City of Cedar Point water system, which supplies Cottonwood Township. Wired internet is thin in Cottonwood Township: the FCC’s map has 56% of addresses able to get it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Cottonwood Township, 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 Cottonwood Township.
Power comes from Evergy
Evergy (Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Cottonwood Township. Its homes paid an average of 14.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $124 a month (its average across Kansas).
Start or move service: evergy.com
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Cedar Point water system
The City of Cedar Point water system supplies Cottonwood Township: about 19% of residents live in its service area. About 81% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 27 people in all.
5 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule) ×4, a bacteria testing requirement (Revised Total Coliform Rule), the latest beginning Oct 2023. 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 people had none. 5 older violations are still open, since 2023: a bacteria testing requirement (Revised Total Coliform Rule), per EPA’s records.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2022, was 3.5 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. KS2001706.
5 home internet providers serve Cottonwood Township
58% of 80 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 53% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| IdeaTek | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 71% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Nextlink | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 60% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Consolidated Communications | DSL | 20% | 10/1 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 8% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 4% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Cottonwood Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Cottonwood Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Cottonwood Township (97%) is in Chase County Unified School District 284; parts are in Marion-Florence Unified School District 408 (3%).
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.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Feb 2017; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Cottonwood Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Cottonwood Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Cottonwood Township | ZIP’s residents in Cottonwood Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 66843 | Cedar Point, KS | 77% | 65% |
| 66850 | Elmdale, KS | 23% | 17% |
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 Cottonwood Township
Who supplies Cottonwood Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Cedar Point water system (EPA ID KS2001706). It reported 5 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule) ×4, a bacteria testing requirement (Revised Total Coliform Rule). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.5 ppb (Jan–Dec 2022), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Cottonwood Township?
Evergy (Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 14.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Cottonwood Township?
IdeaTek, Nextlink, Consolidated Communications, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Cottonwood Township?
66843 (77%), 66850 (23%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Cottonwood Township in?
Chase County Unified School District 284. Parts of the city are in Marion-Florence Unified School District 408.
How do I register to vote in Cottonwood Township?
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 Chase 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.