US Post Office-Horton · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0Living in Horton, KS: what to set up and who to call
Horton runs its own electric utility, City of Horton. The closest ER is Hiawatha Community Hospital, 13 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Horton, 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 Horton.
Power comes from City of Horton
City of Horton (City of Horton - (KS)), a municipal utility, serves all of Horton.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Horton water system
The City of Horton water system supplies almost all of Horton. It draws ground water and serves 1,514 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 2024–Dec 2026, was 1.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.7 ppb. That’s higher than 55% 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. KS2001306.
7 home internet providers serve Horton
100% of 897 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 93% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Communications | Cable, Fiber | 99% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Brightspeed | Fiber, DSL | 91% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 89% | 300/20 |
| Mercury Fiber | Fixed wireless | 88% | 150/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 76% | 100/20 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 72% | 1,000/500 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Horton’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Horton.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Horton is in South Brown County Unified School District 430.
C−School 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.
Horton is in ZIP code 66439
ZIP codes where Horton residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Horton | ZIP’s residents in Horton |
|---|---|---|---|
| 66439 | Horton, KS | 100% | 61% |
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 Horton
Who supplies Horton’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Horton water system (EPA ID KS2001306). 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 1.1 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Horton?
City of Horton (City of Horton - (KS)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Horton?
Rainbow Communications, Brightspeed, Verizon, Mercury Fiber, T-Mobile, Nextlink (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Horton?
66439. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Horton in?
South Brown County Unified School District 430.
How do I register to vote in Horton?
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 Brown 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.