Douglass Township Community Building · Photo: Art davis · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Douglass, KS: what to set up and who to call
The City of Douglass water system has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 6.1 ppb, was higher than 94% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). Rock Regional Hospital, 13.6 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Douglass, 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 Douglass.
Power comes from Evergy
Evergy (Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Douglass. 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 Douglass water system
The City of Douglass water system supplies Douglass: about 95% of residents live in its service area. About 5% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Butler Co RWD 6 as seller) and serves 1,551 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 6.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 9.5 ppb. That’s higher than 94% 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. KS2001510.
6 home internet providers serve Douglass
100% of 681 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 97% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T | DSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless | 94% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Cox Communications | Fiber | 93% | 1,000/35 |
| Velocity | Fixed wireless | 100% | 100/10 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 95% | 500/100 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 86% | 100/20 |
| KWIKOM Communications | Fixed wireless | 11% | 60/12 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Waste Connections picks up trash in Douglass
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Douglass, from the town’s own site.
Brush and Limb Disposal site
1400 S. Maple, Douglass, Kansas
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
From cityofdouglassks.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 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.
Douglass is in Douglass Public Schools Unified School District 396.
CSchool 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 Sep 2017; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Douglass is in ZIP code 67039
ZIP codes where Douglass residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Douglass | ZIP’s residents in Douglass |
|---|---|---|---|
| 67039 | Douglass, KS | 100% | 50% |
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 Douglass
Who supplies Douglass’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Douglass water system (EPA ID KS2001510). 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 6.1 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Douglass?
Evergy (Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 14.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Douglass?
AT&T, Cox Communications, Velocity, Nextlink, T-Mobile, KWIKOM Communications (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Douglass?
67039. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Douglass in?
Douglass Public Schools Unified School District 396.
How do I register to vote in Douglass?
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 Butler 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: Douglass’ own website (cityofdouglassks.com), read Oct 22, 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.