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The Franklin Township handbook

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

Power in Franklin Township comes from Ninnescah Rural E C A, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. The nearest emergency room is Kiowa County Memorial Hospital, 16.3 miles away.

Which school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes

I’m new in town

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

PowerNinnescah Rural E C Acooperative utilityMore →Internet4 providers88% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Franklin Township’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolLewis Unified School District 502Which school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP codes67552, 67519Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Franklin Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Ninnescah Rural E C A

Ninnescah Rural E C A (Ninnescah Rural E C A Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Franklin Township.

Start or move service: ninnescah.com

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

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Franklin Township

88% of 35 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 88% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Golden Belt Telephone AssociationFiber94%2,500/2,500
IdeaTekFixed wireless71%100/10
NextlinkFixed wireless29%100/20
Haviland TelephoneFixed wireless11%50/10

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Franklin Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Franklin Township.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Franklin Township 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.

Franklin Township kids go to
PK–6Lewis Elemin Lewis

Franklin Township is in Lewis Unified School District 502.

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.

Town HallBudget, officials, electionsFranklin Township’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereEdwards County ClerkElections here are run by Edwards County (county election office). 312 Massachusetts, Kinsley, KS 67547-1099 · (620) 659-3000 · [email protected]FVAP, Dec 2025
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placemyvoteinfo.voteks.orgThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Dec 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Franklin Township spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Franklin TownshipZIP’s residents in Franklin Township
67552Lewis, KS89%12%
67519Belpre, KS11%5%

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.

Nearest emergency roomKiowa County Memorial Hospital16.3 miles awayGet a library cardMeadowlark Library/Lewis208 Main St. · (620) 324-5743

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Franklin Township

Who provides electricity in Franklin Township?

Ninnescah Rural E C A (Ninnescah Rural E C A Inc), a cooperative utility.

What internet providers serve Franklin Township?

Golden Belt Telephone Association, IdeaTek, Nextlink, Haviland Telephone (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Franklin Township?

67552 (89%), 67519 (11%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Franklin Township in?

Lewis Unified School District 502.

How do I register to vote in Franklin 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 Edwards County Clerk. Check your registration at myvoteinfo.voteks.org.

Sources & dates

Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.

  • 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.