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The Kickapoo Site 1 handbook

Living in Kickapoo Site 1, KS: what to set up and who to call

Kickapoo Site 1 has no town government of its own, so Brown County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend South Brown County Unified School District 430. The nearest library is Horton Public Library, 7.5 miles away.

Kickapoo Site 1 has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Brown County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Kickapoo Site 1’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Kickapoo Site 1, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Kickapoo Site 1.

Electricity

Power comes from Evergy

Evergy (Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Kickapoo Site 1. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Brown Co RWD 2

Brown Co RWD 2 supplies almost all of Kickapoo Site 1. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists Public Wholesale WSD 27 as seller) and serves 724 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile2.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 70% 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. KS2001312.

Internet

Which providers serve Kickapoo Site 1

Data pending · D4

This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Kickapoo Site 1, 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.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Kickapoo Site 1’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Kickapoo Site 1.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileKickapoo Site 1 has no town government of its own, so look for trash and recycling rules on the county’s site.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Kickapoo Site 1 kids go to
PK–4Horton Elemin Horton
5–8Everest Middlein Everest
9–12Horton Highin Horton

Kickapoo Site 1 is in South Brown County Unified School District 430.

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.

Government & voting

No town hall: the county runs things

Kickapoo Site 1 is unincorporated, so Brown County is the local government.

Local governmentBrown CountyKickapoo Site 1 is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereBrown County ClerkElections here are run by Brown County (county election office). 601 Oregon St, Hiawatha, KS 66434-2283 · (785) 742-2581 · [email protected]FVAP, Dec 2025
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placemyvoteinfo.voteks.orgThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Dec 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Kickapoo Site 1 is in ZIP code 66439

ZIP codes where Kickapoo Site 1 residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Kickapoo Site 1ZIP’s residents in Kickapoo Site 1
66439Horton, KS100%4%

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Kickapoo Site 1

Who supplies Kickapoo Site 1’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

Brown Co RWD 2 (EPA ID KS2001312). 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 2.0 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Kickapoo Site 1?

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 Kickapoo Site 1?

66439. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Kickapoo Site 1 in?

South Brown County Unified School District 430.

How do I register to vote in Kickapoo Site 1?

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): pending.