Living in Herl Township, KS: what to set up and who to call
Power in Herl Township comes from Prairie Land Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Only 48% of addresses in Herl Township can get a wired internet connection, by the FCC’s map.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Herl 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 Herl Township.
Power comes from Prairie Land Electric Coop
Prairie Land Electric Coop (Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Herl Township. Its homes paid an average of 14.8¢ per kWh in 2025, about $124 a month (its average across Kansas).
Start or move service: prairielandelectric.com
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Herndon water system
The City of Herndon water system supplies Herl Township: about 42% of residents live in its service area. About 58% 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 121 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 2.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 80% 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. KS2015302.
3 home internet providers serve Herl Township
83% of 216 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 48% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nex-Tech | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 73% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 87% | 1,000/500 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 9% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Herl Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Herl Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Herl Township is in Rawlins County Unified School District 105.
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 Jul 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Herl Township spans 6 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Herl Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Herl Township | ZIP’s residents in Herl Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 67739 | Herndon, KS | 79% | 99% |
| 67744 | Ludell, KS | 10% | 14% |
| 67701 | Colby, KS | 4% | 0% |
| 67734 | Gem, KS | 4% | 5% |
| 67730 | Atwood, KS | 2% | 0% |
| 67749 | Oberlin, KS | 2% | 0% |
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 Herl Township
Who supplies Herl Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Herndon water system (EPA ID KS2015302). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.9 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Herl Township?
Prairie Land Electric Coop (Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 14.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Herl Township?
Nex-Tech, Nextlink, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Herl Township?
67739 (79%), 67744 (10%), 67701 (4%), 67734 (4%), 67730 (2%), 67749 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Herl Township in?
Rawlins County Unified School District 105.
How do I register to vote in Herl 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 Rawlins 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.