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The Harper handbook

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

Power in Harper comes from Wheatland Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Harper Public Library, 0.3 miles away, is the closest library to Harper.

I’m new in town

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

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Harper.

Electricity

Power comes from Wheatland Electric Coop

Wheatland Electric Coop (Wheatland Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Harper. Its homes paid an average of 15.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $130 a month (its average across Kansas).

Start or move service: weci.net · (620) 376-4231

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

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from City of Harper water system

The City of Harper water system supplies almost all of Harper. It draws ground water and serves 1,273 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.

Lead, 90th percentile3.5 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 3.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.8 ppb. That’s higher than 86% 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. KS2007702.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Harper

100% of 748 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
South Central WirelessFiber100%1,000/1,000
KanOkla CommunicationsFixed wireless100%100/20
NextlinkFixed wireless95%100/20
T-MobileFixed wireless29%25/3

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Harper’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Harper.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Harper kids go to
PK–6Harper ElemChaparral Schools Unified School District 361
7–12Chaparral Jr/Sr Highin Anthony

Harper is in Chaparral Schools Unified School District 361.

B−School gradeSee 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.

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

Harper is in ZIP code 67058

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of HarperZIP’s residents in Harper
67058Harper, KS100%70%
Area code620Wikidata

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.

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

Questions about living in Harper

Who supplies Harper’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The City of Harper water system (EPA ID KS2007702). 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 3.5 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Harper?

Wheatland Electric Coop (Wheatland Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 15.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Harper?

South Central Wireless, KanOkla Communications, Nextlink, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Harper?

67058. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Harper in?

Chaparral Schools Unified School District 361.

How do I register to vote in Harper?

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 Harper 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.