Palace Theater · Photo: Jon Roanhaus · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Kinsley, KS: what to set up and who to call
The City of Kinsley water system reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: fluoride, beginning Jan 2024. Power in Kinsley comes from Midwest Energy, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Kinsley, 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 Kinsley.
Power comes from Midwest Energy
Midwest Energy (Midwest Energy Inc - (KS)), a cooperative utility, serves all of Kinsley. Its homes paid an average of 12.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $107 a month (its average across Kansas).
Start or move service: mwenergy.com
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Kinsley water system
The City of Kinsley water system supplies almost all of Kinsley. It draws ground water and serves 1,417 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: fluoride, beginning Jan 2024. 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 3.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 84% 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. KS2004703.
7 home internet providers serve Kinsley
100% of 904 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 96% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Wireless Communications | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 100% | 25/5 |
| IdeaTek | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 99% | 2,500/2,500 |
| Nextlink | Fiber | 96% | 2,000/2,000 |
| AT&T | DSL | 88% | 10/1 |
| Cox Communications | Cable | 85% | 2,000/35 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 93% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Kinsley’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Kinsley.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Kinsley is in Kinsley-Offerle Unified School District 347.
B−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.
Kinsley is in ZIP code 67547
ZIP codes where Kinsley residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Kinsley | ZIP’s residents in Kinsley |
|---|---|---|---|
| 67547 | Kinsley, KS | 100% | 86% |
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 Kinsley
Who supplies Kinsley’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Kinsley water system (EPA ID KS2004703). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: fluoride. 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.1 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Kinsley?
Midwest Energy (Midwest Energy Inc - (KS)), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 12.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Kinsley?
United Wireless Communications, IdeaTek, Nextlink, AT&T, Cox Communications, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Kinsley?
67547. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Kinsley in?
Kinsley-Offerle Unified School District 347.
How do I register to vote in Kinsley?
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 Edwards 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.