Living in Gove Township, KS: what to set up and who to call
The City of Gove water system reported 4 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: selenium ×4. 78% of systems its size reported none. Power in Gove Township comes from Western Coop Electric Assn, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Gove 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 Gove Township.
Power comes from Western Coop Electric Assn
Western Coop Electric Assn (Western Coop Electric Assn Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Gove Township. Its homes paid an average of 14.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $127 a month (its average across Kansas).
Start or move service: westerncoop.com
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Gove water system
The City of Gove water system supplies Gove Township: about 54% of residents live in its service area. About 46% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 83 people in all.
4 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: selenium ×4, the latest beginning Oct 2024. 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. KS2006303.
3 home internet providers serve Gove Township
100% of 118 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nex-Tech | Fiber | 92% | 1,000/1,000 |
| S&T Telephone | Fiber | 8% | 1,000/1,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 41% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Gove Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Gove Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Gove Township (88%) is in Wheatland Unified School District 292; parts are in Grinnell Public Schools Unified School District 291 (12%).
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 Dec 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Gove Township spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Gove Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Gove Township | ZIP’s residents in Gove Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 67736 | Gove, KS | 67% | 54% |
| 67737 | Grainfield, KS | 20% | 8% |
| 67738 | Grinnell, KS | 13% | 5% |
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 Gove Township
Who supplies Gove Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Gove water system (EPA ID KS2006303). It reported 4 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: selenium ×4. 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Gove Township?
Western Coop Electric Assn (Western Coop Electric Assn Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 14.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Gove Township?
Nex-Tech, S&T Telephone, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Gove Township?
67736 (67%), 67737 (20%), 67738 (13%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Gove Township in?
Wheatland Unified School District 292. Parts of the city are in Grinnell Public Schools Unified School District 291.
How do I register to vote in Gove 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 Gove 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.