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The Highland-District 2 Township handbook

Living in Highland-District 2 Township, KS: what to set up and who to call

Power in Highland-District 2 Township comes from Prairie Land Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Lenora Public Library, at 110 N Main, is the library in town.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Highland-District 2 Township, 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 Highland-District 2 Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Prairie Land Electric Coop

Prairie Land Electric Coop (Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Highland-District 2 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from City of Lenora water system

The City of Lenora water system supplies Highland-District 2 Township: about 38% of residents live in its service area. City of Clayton serves another 8%. About 51% 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 206 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.

Lead, 90th percentile2.4 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 2.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 10.7 ppb. That’s higher than 77% 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. KS2013705.

Internet

3 home internet providers serve Highland-District 2 Township

92% of 433 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 72% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Nex-TechFiber, Fixed wireless94%1,000/1,000
NextlinkFixed wireless18%1,000/500
T-MobileFixed wireless9%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Highland-District 2 Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Highland-District 2 Township.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Highland-District 2 Township or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Highland-District 2 Township kids go to
PK–6Eisenhower Elemin Norton
7–8Norton Jr Highin Norton
9–12Norton Highin Norton

Most of Highland-District 2 Township (95%) is in Norton Community Schools Unified School District 211; parts are in Oberlin Unified School District 294 (5%).

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.

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

Highland-District 2 Township spans 3 ZIP codes

ZIP codes where Highland-District 2 Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Highland-District 2 TownshipZIP’s residents in Highland-District 2 Township
67645Lenora, KS56%70%
67654Norton, KS25%3%
67629Clayton, KS19%75%

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 Highland-District 2 Township

Who supplies Highland-District 2 Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The City of Lenora water system (EPA ID KS2013705). 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 2.4 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Highland-District 2 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 Highland-District 2 Township?

Nex-Tech, Nextlink, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Highland-District 2 Township?

67645 (56%), 67654 (25%), 67629 (19%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Highland-District 2 Township in?

Norton Community Schools Unified School District 211. Parts of the city are in Oberlin Unified School District 294.

How do I register to vote in Highland-District 2 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 Norton 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.