Living in Hazelton Township, KS: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in most of Hazelton Township comes from the City of Hazelton water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result of 0.7 ppb. Power in Hazelton Township comes from Alfalfa Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Hazelton 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 Hazelton Township.
Power comes from Alfalfa Electric Coop
Alfalfa Electric Coop (Alfalfa Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Hazelton Township. Its homes paid an average of 11.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $164 a month (its average across Kansas).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Hazelton water system
The City of Hazelton water system supplies Hazelton Township: about 78% of residents live in its service area. Barber Co RWD 2 serves another 24%. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists City of Kiowa as seller) and serves 84 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 0.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.9 ppb. That’s higher than 51% 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. KS2000705.
4 home internet providers serve Hazelton Township
100% of 81 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Central Telephone Assn | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 73% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 15% | 25/3 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 6% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Hazelton Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Hazelton Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Hazelton Township (83%) is in South Barber Unified School District 255; parts are in Barber County North Unified School District 254 (17%).
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 Oct 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Hazelton Township spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Hazelton Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Hazelton Township | ZIP’s residents in Hazelton Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 67061 | Hazelton, KS | 92% | 63% |
| 67070 | Kiowa, KS | 4% | 0% |
| 67138 | Sharon, KS | 4% | 1% |
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 Hazelton Township
Who supplies Hazelton Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Hazelton water system (EPA ID KS2000705). 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 0.7 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Hazelton Township?
Alfalfa Electric Coop (Alfalfa Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 11.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Hazelton Township?
South Central Telephone Assn, Verizon, T-Mobile, Nextlink (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Hazelton Township?
67061 (92%), 67070 (4%), 67138 (4%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Hazelton Township in?
South Barber Unified School District 255. Parts of the city are in Barber County North Unified School District 254.
How do I register to vote in Hazelton 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 Barber 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.