Maplecroft Farmstead · Photo: Jcakp · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Kaw Township, KS: what to set up and who to call
Most mail in Kaw Township goes to 66429 (41% of residents), one of 4 ZIP codes in town. Wired internet is thin in Kaw Township: the FCC’s map has 56% of addresses able to get it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Kaw 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 Kaw Township.
Power comes from Evergy
Evergy (Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Kaw 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.
Water comes from Jefferson Co RWD 1
Jefferson Co RWD 1 supplies Kaw Township: about 58% of residents live in its service area. Shawnee Co RWD 4c serves another 19%. Jefferson Co RWD 15 serves another 11%. About 13% 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 2,343 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. KS2008706.
7 home internet providers serve Kaw Township
78% of 584 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cox Communications | Cable | 55% | 2,000/100 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 25% | 25/3 |
| Mercury Fiber | Fixed wireless | 46% | 150/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 37% | 25/6 |
| KWIKOM Communications | Fixed wireless | 6% | 60/12 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 5% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Kaw Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Kaw Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Kaw Township (76%) is in Perry Public Schools Unified School District 343; parts are in Jefferson West Unified School District 340 (22%) and Seaman Unified School District 345 (2%).
BSchool 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 Oct 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Kaw Township spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Kaw Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Kaw Township | ZIP’s residents in Kaw Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 66429 | Grantville, KS | 41% | 100% |
| 66512 | Meriden, KS | 28% | 12% |
| 66617 | Topeka, KS | 26% | 4% |
| 66073 | Perry, KS | 5% | 3% |
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 Kaw Township
Who supplies Kaw Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Jefferson Co RWD 1 (EPA ID KS2008706). 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 Kaw Township?
Evergy (Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 14.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Kaw Township?
Cox Communications, AT&T, Mercury Fiber, Verizon, KWIKOM Communications, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Kaw Township?
66429 (41%), 66512 (28%), 66617 (26%), 66073 (5%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Kaw Township in?
Perry Public Schools Unified School District 343. Parts of the city are in Jefferson West Unified School District 340 and Seaman Unified School District 345.
How do I register to vote in Kaw 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 Jefferson 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.