Photo: Paul Sableman · CC BY 2.0Living in Great Bend Township, KS: what to set up and who to call
Barton Co RWD 2 reported 4 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: nitrate ×4. 77% of systems its size reported none. Power in Great Bend Township comes from Midwest Energy, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Great Bend 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 Great Bend Township.
Power comes from Midwest Energy
Midwest Energy (Midwest Energy Inc - (KS)), a cooperative utility, serves all of Great Bend Township. Its homes paid an average of 12.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $107 a month (its average across Kansas).
Start or move service: mwenergy.com
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Barton Co RWD 2
Barton Co RWD 2 supplies Great Bend Township: about 27% of residents live in its service area. City of Great Bend serves another 8%. About 65% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists Barton County Community College as seller) and serves 368 people in all.
4 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: nitrate ×4, the latest beginning Jan 2024. 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 52% 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. KS2000907.
6 home internet providers serve Great Bend Township
95% of 765 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 30% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nex-Tech | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 97% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Cox Communications | Cable | 69% | 2,000/100 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 27% | 25/3 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 80% | 300/100 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 62% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 27% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Great Bend Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Great Bend Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Great Bend Township (99%) is in Great Bend Unified School District 428.
C+School gradeSee 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 Sep 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Great Bend Township is in ZIP code 67530
ZIP codes where Great Bend Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Great Bend Township | ZIP’s residents in Great Bend Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 67530 | Great Bend, KS | 100% | 8% |
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 Great Bend Township
Who supplies Great Bend Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Barton Co RWD 2 (EPA ID KS2000907). It reported 4 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: nitrate ×4. 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Great Bend Township?
Midwest Energy (Midwest Energy Inc - (KS)), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 12.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Great Bend Township?
Nex-Tech, Cox Communications, AT&T, Nextlink, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Great Bend Township?
67530. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Great Bend Township in?
Great Bend Unified School District 428.
How do I register to vote in Great Bend 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 Barton 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.