Living in Eastshore, KS: what to set up and who to call
Eastshore has no town government of its own, so Marion County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Marion-Florence Unified School District 408. The closest ER is St. Luke Hospital & Living Center, 4.2 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Eastshore, 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 Eastshore.
Power comes from Evergy
Evergy (Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Eastshore. 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 Marion Co RWD 2
Marion Co RWD 2 supplies Eastshore: about 76% of residents live in its service area. About 24% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists Marion Co RWD 4 as seller) and serves 175 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 1.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.1 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. KS2011508.
6 home internet providers serve Eastshore
99% of 92 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vyve Broadband | Cable | 98% | 1,000/50 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 92% | 100/20 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 30% | 1,000/1,000 |
| IdeaTek | Fixed wireless | 17% | 50/5 |
| KWIKOM Communications | Fixed wireless | 11% | 60/12 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 2% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Eastshore’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Eastshore.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Eastshore is in Marion-Florence Unified School District 408.
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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Eastshore is unincorporated, so Marion County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Eastshore is in ZIP code 66861
ZIP codes where Eastshore residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Eastshore | ZIP’s residents in Eastshore |
|---|---|---|---|
| 66861 | Marion, KS | 100% | 3% |
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 Eastshore
Who supplies Eastshore’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Marion Co RWD 2 (EPA ID KS2011508). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.9 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Eastshore?
Evergy (Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 14.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Eastshore?
Vyve Broadband, T-Mobile, Nextlink, IdeaTek, KWIKOM Communications, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Eastshore?
66861. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Eastshore in?
Marion-Florence Unified School District 408.
How do I register to vote in Eastshore?
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 Marion 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.