Indian Mound · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0Living in Hartland Township, KS: what to set up and who to call
Power in Hartland Township comes from Wheatland Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. For emergencies, Hartland Township is closest to Kearny County Hospital, 8.8 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Hartland 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 Hartland Township.
Power comes from Wheatland Electric Coop
Wheatland Electric Coop (Wheatland Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Hartland Township. 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.
Water comes from Hamilton Co RWD 1
Hamilton Co RWD 1 supplies Hartland Township: about 18% of residents live in its service area. About 82% 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 80 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, 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. KS2007503.
5 home internet providers serve Hartland Township
31% of 43 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 24% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pioneer Communications | DSL, Fiber | 88% | 1,000/1,000 |
| United Wireless Communications | Fixed wireless | 100% | 25/5 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 47% | 100/20 |
| IdeaTek | Fixed wireless | 19% | 50/5 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 2% | 25/6 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Hartland Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Hartland Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Hartland Township is in Lakin Unified School District 215.
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.
Hartland Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Hartland Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Hartland Township | ZIP’s residents in Hartland Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 67860 | Lakin, KS | 69% | 3% |
| 67857 | Kendall, KS | 31% | 29% |
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 Hartland Township
Who supplies Hartland Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Hamilton Co RWD 1 (EPA ID KS2007503). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Hartland Township?
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 Hartland Township?
Pioneer Communications, United Wireless Communications, T-Mobile, IdeaTek, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Hartland Township?
67860 (69%), 67857 (31%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Hartland Township in?
Lakin Unified School District 215.
How do I register to vote in Hartland 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 Kearny 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.