Living in Emma Township, KS: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in most of Emma Township comes from the City of Hesston water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection. Most homes in Emma Township have two wired internet choices, Nextlink and IdeaTek.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Emma 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 Emma Township.
Power comes from Evergy
Evergy (Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Emma 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 Hesston water system
The City of Hesston water system supplies Emma Township: about 84% of residents live in its service area. About 15% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 3,495 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.9 ppb. 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. KS2007902.
10 home internet providers serve Emma Township
100% of 1,437 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 88% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 100% | 2,000/2,000 |
| IdeaTek | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 89% | 2,500/2,500 |
| Cox Communications | Cable | 79% | 2,000/100 |
| Brightspeed | DSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless | 29% | 40/3 |
| Nex-Tech | Fiber | 4% | 1,000/1,000 |
| KanOkla Communications | Fixed wireless | 99% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Emma Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Emma Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Emma Township (96%) is in Hesston Unified School District 460; parts are in Moundridge Unified School District 423 (4%).
ASchool 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.
Emma Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Emma Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Emma Township | ZIP’s residents in Emma Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 67062 | Hesston, KS | 97% | 99% |
| 67114 | Newton, KS | 2% | 0% |
A few homes fall in 67056, 67107.
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 Emma Township
Who supplies Emma Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Hesston water system (EPA ID KS2007902). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Emma 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 Emma Township?
Nextlink, IdeaTek, Cox Communications, Brightspeed, Nex-Tech, KanOkla Communications (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Emma Township?
67062 (97%), 67114 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Emma Township in?
Hesston Unified School District 460. Parts of the city are in Moundridge Unified School District 423.
How do I register to vote in Emma 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 Harvey 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.