Photo: Ichabod · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Hope, KS: what to set up and who to call
The City of Hope water system reported 7 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×7. 77% of systems its size reported none. The ER is a drive from Hope: the closest is Memorial Hospital, 17.6 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Hope, 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 Hope.
Power comes from Evergy
Evergy (Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Hope. 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.
Water comes from City of Hope water system
The City of Hope water system supplies almost all of Hope. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists City of Herington as seller) and serves 312 people in all.
7 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×7, the latest beginning Jul 2025. 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. KS2004101.
2 home internet providers serve Hope
100% of 203 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tri-County Telephone | Fiber | 100% | 2,500/2,500 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 90% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Hope’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Hope.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Hope is in Rural Vista Unified School District 481.
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 Apr 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Hope is in ZIP code 67451
ZIP codes where Hope residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Hope | ZIP’s residents in Hope |
|---|---|---|---|
| 67451 | Hope, KS | 100% | 39% |
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 Hope
Who supplies Hope’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Hope water system (EPA ID KS2004101). It reported 7 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×7. 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Hope?
Evergy (Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 14.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Hope?
Tri-County Telephone, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Hope?
67451. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Hope in?
Rural Vista Unified School District 481.
How do I register to vote in Hope?
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 Dickinson 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.