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The Erie handbook

Living in Erie, KS: what to set up and who to call

Erie runs its own electric utility, City of Erie. Almost every address in Erie can get fiber (99%, by the FCC’s map).

I’m new in town

What to set up in Erie, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Erie.

Electricity

Power comes from City of Erie

City of Erie (City of Erie - (KS)), a municipal utility, serves all of Erie.

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from City of Erie water system

The City of Erie water system supplies Erie: about 94% of residents live in its service area. Neosho Co RWD 1c serves another 6%. It draws surface water and serves 1,037 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.

Lead, 90th percentile1.9 ppb
015 ppb action level20

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 4.2 ppb. That’s higher than 68% 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. KS2013310.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Erie

100% of 543 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 99% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Craw Kan Telephone CooperativeFiber99%8,000/8,000
Cox CommunicationsCable87%2,000/35
VerizonFixed wireless33%25/6
Wave WirelessFixed wireless20%25/5
KWIKOM CommunicationsFixed wireless7%60/12
T-MobileFixed wireless7%25/3

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Erie’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Erie.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Erie kids go to
PK–4Erie ElementaryErie-Galesburg Unified School District 101
5–8Galesburg Middle Schoolin Galesburg
9–12Erie High SchoolErie-Galesburg Unified School District 101

Erie is in Erie-Galesburg Unified School District 101.

CSchool gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2020; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Erie is in ZIP code 66733

ZIP codes where Erie residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of ErieZIP’s residents in Erie
66733Erie, KS100%51%
Area code620Wikidata

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Erie

Who supplies Erie’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The City of Erie water system (EPA ID KS2013310). 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 1.9 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Erie?

City of Erie (City of Erie - (KS)), a municipal utility.

What internet providers serve Erie?

Craw Kan Telephone Cooperative, Cox Communications, Verizon, Wave Wireless, KWIKOM Communications, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Erie?

66733. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Erie in?

Erie-Galesburg Unified School District 101.

How do I register to vote in Erie?

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 Neosho 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.