Photo: ADKMatthew · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Hill City, KS: what to set up and who to call
Hill City runs its own electric utility, City of Hill City. Graham County Public Library, at 414 N West, is the library in town.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Hill City, 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 Hill City.
Power comes from City of Hill City
City of Hill City (City of Hill City -(KS)), a municipal utility, serves all of Hill City.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Hill City water system
The City of Hill City water system supplies almost all of Hill City. It draws ground water and serves 1,410 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 1.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 65% 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. KS2006503.
4 home internet providers serve Hill City
100% of 859 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nex-Tech | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Viaero Wireless | Fixed wireless | 95% | 100/5 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 90% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 60% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Hill City’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Hill City.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Hill City is in Graham County Unified School District 281.
DSchool gradeSee 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.
Hill City is in ZIP code 67642
ZIP codes where Hill City residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Hill City | ZIP’s residents in Hill City |
|---|---|---|---|
| 67642 | Hill City, KS | 100% | 84% |
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 Hill City
Who supplies Hill City’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Hill City water system (EPA ID KS2006503). 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 1.7 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Hill City?
City of Hill City (City of Hill City -(KS)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Hill City?
Nex-Tech, Viaero Wireless, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Hill City?
67642. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Hill City in?
Graham County Unified School District 281.
How do I register to vote in Hill City?
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 Graham 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.