Living in Fairview Township, KS: what to set up and who to call
Butler Co RWD 7 reported 4 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (HAA5) ×4. 78% of systems its size reported none. Towanda Public Library, 4.3 miles away, is the closest library to Fairview Township.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Fairview 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 Fairview Township.
Power comes from Evergy
Evergy (Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Fairview 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 Butler Co RWD 7
Butler Co RWD 7 supplies Fairview Township: about 92% of residents live in its service area. About 5% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists City of El Dorado as seller) and serves 1,455 people in all.
4 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (HAA5) ×4, the latest beginning Apr 2023. 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 1.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 6.8 ppb. That’s higher than 60% 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. KS2001531.
9 home internet providers serve Fairview Township
100% of 210 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 90% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheat State Technologies | Fiber | 85% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Cox Communications | Cable | 12% | 2,000/35 |
| Velocity Internet | Fixed wireless | 98% | 250/150 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 93% | 1,000/500 |
| KWIKOM Communications | Fixed wireless | 60% | 60/12 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 40% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Fairview Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Fairview Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Fairview Township (80%) is in Circle Unified School District 375; parts are in Remington-Whitewater Unified School District 206 (20%).
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.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2017; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Fairview Township spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Fairview Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Fairview Township | ZIP’s residents in Fairview Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 67144 | Towanda, KS | 56% | 10% |
| 67042 | El Dorado, KS | 40% | 1% |
| 67123 | Potwin, KS | 4% | 3% |
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 Fairview Township
Who supplies Fairview Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Butler Co RWD 7 (EPA ID KS2001531). It reported 4 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (HAA5) ×4. 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.4 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Fairview 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 Fairview Township?
Wheat State Technologies, Cox Communications, Velocity Internet, Nextlink, KWIKOM Communications, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Fairview Township?
67144 (56%), 67042 (40%), 67123 (4%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Fairview Township in?
Circle Unified School District 375. Parts of the city are in Remington-Whitewater Unified School District 206.
How do I register to vote in Fairview 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 Butler 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.