Downs Missouri Pacific Depot · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0Living in Downs, KS: what to set up and who to call
Power in Downs comes from Prairie Land Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Children in Downs attend Waconda Unified School District 272.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Downs, 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 Downs.
Power comes from Prairie Land Electric Coop
Prairie Land Electric Coop (Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Downs. Its homes paid an average of 14.8¢ per kWh in 2025, about $124 a month (its average across Kansas).
Start or move service: prairielandelectric.com
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Downs water system
The City of Downs water system supplies almost all of Downs. It draws ground water and serves 804 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 7.9 ppb. That’s higher than 70% 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. KS2014101.
3 home internet providers serve Downs
100% of 562 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nex-Tech | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Cunningham Fiber | Cable, Fiber | 100% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 63% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Downs’ trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Downs.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Downs is in Waconda Unified School District 272.
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 Dec 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Downs is in ZIP code 67437
ZIP codes where Downs residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Downs | ZIP’s residents in Downs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 67437 | Downs, KS | 100% | 80% |
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 Downs
Who supplies Downs’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Downs water system (EPA ID KS2014101). 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 2.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Downs?
Prairie Land Electric Coop (Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 14.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Downs?
Nex-Tech, Cunningham Fiber, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Downs?
67437. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Downs in?
Waconda Unified School District 272.
How do I register to vote in Downs?
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 Osborne 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.