Living in Gilman Township, KS: what to set up and who to call
Gilman Township spans 4 ZIP codes; 66538 holds the most residents (48%). The nearest library is Seneca Free Library, 6.3 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Gilman 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 Gilman Township.
Power comes from Evergy
Evergy (Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Gilman 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 Nemaha Co RWD 3
Nemaha Co RWD 3 supplies Gilman Township: about 54% of residents live in its service area. City of Oneida serves another 32%. About 12% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water (EPA lists City of Seneca as seller) and serves 2,800 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 1.1 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. KS2013110.
Which providers serve Gilman Township
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Gilman Township, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.
Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.
We don’t have Gilman Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Gilman Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Gilman Township (58%) is in Nemaha Unified School District 115; parts are in Prairie Hills Unified School District 113 (42%).
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 Jul 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Gilman Township spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Gilman Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Gilman Township | ZIP’s residents in Gilman Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 66538 | Seneca, KS | 48% | 3% |
| 66522 | Oneida, KS | 29% | 100% |
| 66534 | Sabetha, KS | 18% | 1% |
| 66408 | Bern, KS | 5% | 2% |
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 Gilman Township
Who supplies Gilman Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Nemaha Co RWD 3 (EPA ID KS2013110). 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 1.1 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Gilman Township?
Evergy (Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 14.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in Gilman Township?
66538 (48%), 66522 (29%), 66534 (18%), 66408 (5%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Gilman Township in?
Nemaha Unified School District 115. Parts of the city are in Prairie Hills Unified School District 113.
How do I register to vote in Gilman 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 Nemaha 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): pending.