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The Eureka handbook

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

All of Eureka gets its mail under one ZIP code, 67045. Mediacom Xtream and IdeaTek wire most of Eureka, and 95% of addresses can get fiber.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Eureka, 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 Eureka.

Electricity

Power comes from Evergy

Evergy (Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Eureka. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from City of Eureka water system

The City of Eureka water system supplies almost all of Eureka. It draws surface water and serves 2,289 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 percentile1.3 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.2 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. KS2007306.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Eureka

100% of 1,468 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 95% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Mediacom XtreamCable99%1,000/50
IdeaTekFiber96%2,500/2,500
AT&TDSL, Fixed wireless23%10/1
NextlinkFixed wireless89%1,000/500
T-MobileFixed wireless82%100/20
KWIKOM CommunicationsFixed wireless7%60/12

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Eureka’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Eureka.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Eureka kids go to
PK–6Marshall Elementary SchoolEureka Unified School District 389
7–12Eureka Jr/Sr HighEureka Unified School District 389

Eureka is in Eureka Unified School District 389.

B−School 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 Jul 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Eureka is in ZIP code 67045

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of EurekaZIP’s residents in Eureka
67045Eureka, KS100%70%
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 Eureka

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

The City of Eureka water system (EPA ID KS2007306). 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 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Eureka?

Evergy (Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 14.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Eureka?

Mediacom Xtream, IdeaTek, AT&T, Nextlink, T-Mobile, KWIKOM Communications (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Eureka?

67045. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Eureka in?

Eureka Unified School District 389.

How do I register to vote in Eureka?

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 Greenwood 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.