Karnes Stone Barn · Photo: SharonPapierdreams · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Elk Township, KS: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in most of Elk Township comes from the City of Overbrook water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection. For an emergency, Stormont Vail Hospital is the closest ER, 18.8 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Elk 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 Elk Township.
Power comes from Evergy
Evergy (Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Elk 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 Overbrook water system
The City of Overbrook water system supplies Elk Township: about 55% of residents live in its service area. Osage Co RWD 5 serves another 45%. It draws ground water and serves 999 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 2021–Dec 2023, 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. KS2013903.
6 home internet providers serve Elk Township
79% of 803 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 56% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury Fiber | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 77% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Brightspeed | DSL, Fixed wireless | 50% | 60/5 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 59% | 300/20 |
| KWIKOM Communications | Fixed wireless | 33% | 60/12 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 12% | 100/20 |
| Kansas Broadband Internet | Fixed wireless | 3% | 400/40 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Elk Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Elk Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Elk Township (96%) is in Santa Fe Trail Unified School District 434; parts are in Shawnee Heights Unified School District 450 (4%).
C−School 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.
Elk Township spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Elk Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Elk Township | ZIP’s residents in Elk Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 66524 | Overbrook, KS | 91% | 66% |
| 66414 | Carbondale, KS | 8% | 5% |
| 66409 | Berryton, KS | 1% | 1% |
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 Elk Township
Who supplies Elk Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Overbrook water system (EPA ID KS2013903). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Elk 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 Elk Township?
Mercury Fiber, Brightspeed, Verizon, KWIKOM Communications, T-Mobile, Kansas Broadband Internet (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Elk Township?
66524 (91%), 66414 (8%), 66409 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Elk Township in?
Santa Fe Trail Unified School District 434. Parts of the city are in Shawnee Heights Unified School District 450.
How do I register to vote in Elk 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 Osage 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.