Living in Lafontaine, KS: what to set up and who to call
Lafontaine has no town government of its own, so Wilson County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Fredonia Unified School District 484. Wilson Co RWD 1 reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: chloramine, beginning Oct 2022.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Lafontaine, 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 Lafontaine.
Power comes from Evergy
Evergy (Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Lafontaine. 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 Wilson Co RWD 1
Wilson Co RWD 1 supplies almost all of Lafontaine. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Public Wholesale WSD 23 as seller) and serves 307 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: chloramine, beginning Oct 2022. 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 2023–Dec 2025, 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. KS2020515.
Which providers serve Lafontaine
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Lafontaine, 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.
We don’t have Lafontaine’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Lafontaine.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Lafontaine is in Fredonia Unified School District 484.
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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Lafontaine is unincorporated, so Wilson County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jul 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Lafontaine is in ZIP code 66736
ZIP codes where Lafontaine residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Lafontaine | ZIP’s residents in Lafontaine |
|---|---|---|---|
| 66736 | Fredonia, KS | 100% | 2% |
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 Lafontaine
Who supplies Lafontaine’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Wilson Co RWD 1 (EPA ID KS2020515). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: chloramine. 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Lafontaine?
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 Lafontaine?
66736. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Lafontaine in?
Fredonia Unified School District 484.
How do I register to vote in Lafontaine?
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 Wilson 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.