Living in Homestead Township, KS: what to set up and who to call
Homestead Township spans 2 ZIP codes; 66843 holds the most residents (85%). For an emergency, St. Luke Hospital & Living Center is the closest ER, 22 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Homestead 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 Homestead Township.
Power comes from Evergy
Evergy (Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Homestead Township. Its homes paid an average of 14.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $124 a month (its average across Kansas).
Start or move service: evergy.com
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Which providers serve Homestead Township
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Homestead Township, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.
Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.
We don’t have Homestead Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Homestead Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Homestead Township is in Chase County Unified School District 284.
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 Feb 2017; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Homestead Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Homestead Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Homestead Township | ZIP’s residents in Homestead Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 66843 | Cedar Point, KS | 85% | 18% |
| 66840 | Burns, KS | 15% | 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 Homestead Township
Who provides electricity in Homestead Township?
Evergy (Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 14.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in Homestead Township?
66843 (85%), 66840 (15%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Homestead Township in?
Chase County Unified School District 284.
How do I register to vote in Homestead 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 Chase County Clerk. Check your registration at myvoteinfo.voteks.org.
Sources & dates
Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.
- 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): pending.