Photo: NASA · Public domainLiving in Elwood, KS: what to set up and who to call
Elwood runs its own electric utility, City of Elwood. Tap water in Elwood comes from the City of Elwood 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 of 1.0 ppb.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Elwood, 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 Elwood.
Power comes from City of Elwood
City of Elwood (City of Elwood - (KS)), a municipal utility, serves all of Elwood.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Elwood water system
The City of Elwood water system supplies almost all of Elwood. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists Mo American St Joseph as seller) and serves 1,114 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 2021–Dec 2023, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 52% 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. KS2004302.
6 home internet providers serve Elwood
100% of 574 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 17% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Communications | Cable, Fiber | 99% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 10% | 25/3 |
| Mercury Fiber | Fixed wireless | 85% | 150/20 |
| KWIKOM Communications | Fixed wireless | 73% | 60/12 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 44% | 25/6 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 11% | 500/200 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 4 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Elwood.
St Joseph City Recycling
This isn’t Elwood’s own facility. Whether Elwood residents may use it is the town’s rule: check elwoodkansas.com.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Elwood is in Riverside Unified School District 114.
BSchool 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 2020; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Elwood spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Elwood residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Elwood | ZIP’s residents in Elwood |
|---|---|---|---|
| 66024 | Elwood, KS | 63% | 100% |
| 66090 | Wathena, KS | 37% | 16% |
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 Elwood
Who supplies Elwood’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Elwood water system (EPA ID KS2004302). 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 1.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Elwood?
City of Elwood (City of Elwood - (KS)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Elwood?
Rainbow Communications, AT&T, Mercury Fiber, KWIKOM Communications, Verizon, Nextlink (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Elwood?
66024 (63%), 66090 (37%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Elwood in?
Riverside Unified School District 114.
How do I register to vote in Elwood?
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 Doniphan 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.