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The Formoso handbook

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

Tap water in Formoso comes from the City of Formoso water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result of 0.9 ppb. Power in Formoso comes from Prairie Land Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Formoso, 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 Formoso.

Electricity

Power comes from Prairie Land Electric Coop

Prairie Land Electric Coop (Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Formoso. Its homes paid an average of 14.8¢ per kWh in 2025, about $124 a month (its average across Kansas).

Start or move service: prairielandelectric.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 Formoso water system

The City of Formoso water system supplies almost all of Formoso. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists Republic Co RWD 1 as seller) and serves 92 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 people.

Lead, 90th percentile0.9 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 0.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 54% 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. KS2008905.

Internet

3 home internet providers serve Formoso

100% of 69 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Cunningham FiberFiber100%2,500/2,500
NextlinkFixed wireless90%100/20
T-MobileFixed wireless55%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Formoso’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Formoso.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Formoso or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Formoso kids go to
PK–5Rock Hills Elementary Schoolin Mankato
6–12Rock Hills Jr/Sr High Schoolin Mankato

Formoso is in Rock Hills Unified School District 107.

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.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

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

ZIP codes & area codes

Formoso is in ZIP code 66942

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of FormosoZIP’s residents in Formoso
66942Formoso, KS100%45%
Area code785Wikidata

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 Formoso

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

The City of Formoso water system (EPA ID KS2008905). 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 0.9 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Formoso?

Prairie Land Electric Coop (Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 14.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Formoso?

Cunningham Fiber, Nextlink, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Formoso?

66942. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Formoso in?

Rock Hills Unified School District 107.

How do I register to vote in Formoso?

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 Jewell 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.