Photo: CommunicationsDeSoto · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in De Soto, KS: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2024 is still open for the City of Desoto water system, which supplies De Soto. De Soto Library, at 33145 W 83rd Street, is the library in town.
I’m new in town
What to set up in De Soto, 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 De Soto.
Power comes from Evergy
Evergy (Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of De Soto. 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 Desoto water system
The City of Desoto water system supplies De Soto: about 81% of residents live in its service area. Johnson Co RWD 7 serves another 7%. Water District 1 of Johnson Co serves another 6%. About 7% 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 4,645 people in all.
3 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule) ×3, the latest beginning Mar 2024. 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people had none. 3 older violations are still open, since 2024: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule), per EPA’s records.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. 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. KS2009102.
6 home internet providers serve De Soto
99% of 2,354 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 83% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 88% | 1,000/1,000 |
| ClearWave | Fiber | 82% | 7,000/7,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL, Fiber | 80% | 100/20 |
| Mercury Fiber | Fixed wireless | 94% | 150/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 77% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 16% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in De Soto depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in De Soto, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayLook up your day on desotoks.us
- RecyclingEvery other weekCheck which week on desotoks.us →
- Bulky itemsOnce a month
When a holiday falls on a weekday, pickup slides one day later for the rest of that week.
De Soto Brush Disposal Site
35415 West 79th Street
- Mon8 am–2 pm
- Sat8 am–2 pm
Accepted at the curb
- Rigid plastics - #1 thru #7
- Plastic bottles
- Dairy containers
- Yogurt cups
- Deli or salad bar clamshells
- Glass bottles/jars- brown, green, clear
- Steel food and beverage cans
- Newspaper
- Office paper
- Carrier stock
- Envelopes
- Manila file folders
- Junk mail
- Magazines
- Catalogs
De Soto Brush Disposal Site
35415 West 79th Street, behind the Wastewater treatment facility
From desotoks.us, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026-09-27. 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.
Most of De Soto (95%) is in De Soto Unified School District 232; parts are in Gardner Edgerton Unified School District 231 (5%).
ASchool 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.
De Soto is in ZIP code 66018
ZIP codes where De Soto residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of De Soto | ZIP’s residents in De Soto |
|---|---|---|---|
| 66018 | De Soto, KS | 100% | 95% |
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 De Soto
Who supplies De Soto’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Desoto water system (EPA ID KS2009102). It reported 3 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule) ×3. 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in De Soto?
Evergy (Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 14.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve De Soto?
Spectrum, ClearWave, AT&T, Mercury Fiber, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in De Soto?
66018. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is De Soto in?
De Soto Unified School District 232. Parts of the city are in Gardner Edgerton Unified School District 231.
How do I register to vote in De Soto?
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 Johnson County Election Commissioner. 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: De Soto’s own website (desotoks.us), 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.