Living in Elyria, KS: what to set up and who to call
Elyria has no town government of its own, so McPherson County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend McPherson Unified School District 418. The closest ER is Mcpherson Hospital, 6.5 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Elyria, 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 Elyria.
Power comes from Evergy
Evergy (Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Elyria. 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 4
Marion Co RWD 4 supplies Elyria: about 12% of residents live in its service area. About 88% 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 City of Moundridge as seller) and serves 1,398 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–Jun 2026, was 1.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.6 ppb. That’s higher than 58% 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. KS2011511.
8 home internet providers serve Elyria
90% of 50 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 89% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nex-Tech | Fiber | 72% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Moundridge Telephone Company | Fiber | 16% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Kansas Broadband Internet | Fixed wireless | 88% | 100/20 |
| LR Communications | Fixed wireless | 82% | 25/5 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 42% | 100/20 |
| IdeaTek | Fixed wireless | 38% | 50/5 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Elyria’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Elyria.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Elyria (58%) is in McPherson Unified School District 418; parts are in Moundridge Unified School District 423 (42%).
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
Elyria is unincorporated, so McPherson County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jul 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Elyria is in ZIP code 67460
ZIP codes where Elyria residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Elyria | ZIP’s residents in Elyria |
|---|---|---|---|
| 67460 | Mcpherson, KS | 100% | 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 Elyria
Who supplies Elyria’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Marion Co RWD 4 (EPA ID KS2011511). 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 1.3 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Elyria?
Evergy (Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 14.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Elyria?
Nex-Tech, Moundridge Telephone Company, Kansas Broadband Internet, LR Communications, T-Mobile, IdeaTek (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Elyria?
67460. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Elyria in?
McPherson Unified School District 418. Parts of the city are in Moundridge Unified School District 423.
How do I register to vote in Elyria?
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 McPherson 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.