Living in Grasshopper Township, KS: what to set up and who to call
Grasshopper Township spans 4 ZIP codes; 66058 holds the most residents (50%). The ER is a drive from Grasshopper Township: the closest is Holton Community Hospital, 16.9 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Grasshopper 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 Grasshopper Township.
Power comes from Evergy
Evergy (Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Grasshopper 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 Atchison Co RWD 5c
Atchison Co RWD 5c supplies Grasshopper Township: about 50% of residents live in its service area. City of Muscotah serves another 31%. Jackson Co RWD 3 serves another 18%. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists City of Atchison as seller) and serves 3,690 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, 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. KS2000511.
8 home internet providers serve Grasshopper Township
97% of 310 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 77% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Telecommunications Association dba RainbowCommunications | Fiber | 78% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Brightspeed | DSL, Fiber | 6% | 100/10 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 42% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Mercury Fiber | Fixed wireless | 36% | 150/20 |
| KWIKOM Communications | Fixed wireless | 32% | 60/12 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 25% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Grasshopper Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Grasshopper Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Grasshopper Township (94%) is in Atchison County Community Schools Unified School District 377; parts are in South Brown County Unified School District 430 (5%).
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.
Grasshopper Township spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Grasshopper Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Grasshopper Township | ZIP’s residents in Grasshopper Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 66058 | Muscotah, KS | 50% | 77% |
| 66439 | Horton, KS | 42% | 8% |
| 66424 | Everest, KS | 5% | 5% |
| 66023 | Effingham, KS | 4% | 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 Grasshopper Township
Who supplies Grasshopper Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Atchison Co RWD 5c (EPA ID KS2000511). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Grasshopper 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 Grasshopper Township?
Rainbow Telecommunications Association dba RainbowCommunications, Brightspeed, Nextlink, Mercury Fiber, KWIKOM Communications, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Grasshopper Township?
66058 (50%), 66439 (42%), 66424 (5%), 66023 (4%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Grasshopper Township in?
Atchison County Community Schools Unified School District 377. Parts of the city are in South Brown County Unified School District 430.
How do I register to vote in Grasshopper 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 Atchison 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.