Living in Lake City Township, KS: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in Lake City Township comes from Barber Co RWD 3, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 23% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result of 1.0 ppb. Power in Lake City Township comes from Alfalfa Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Lake City 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 Lake City Township.
Power comes from Alfalfa Electric Coop
Alfalfa Electric Coop (Alfalfa Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Lake City Township. Its homes paid an average of 11.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $164 a month (its average across Kansas).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Barber Co RWD 3
Barber Co RWD 3 supplies almost all of Lake City Township. It draws ground water and serves 230 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 52% 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. KS2000709.
1 home internet providers serve Lake City Township
100% of 40 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Central Telephone Assn | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Lake City Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Lake City Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Lake City Township is in Barber County North Unified School District 254.
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.
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.
Lake City Township is in ZIP code 67071
ZIP codes where Lake City Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Lake City Township | ZIP’s residents in Lake City Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 67071 | Lake City, KS | 100% | 84% |
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 Lake City Township
Who supplies Lake City Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Barber Co RWD 3 (EPA ID KS2000709). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Lake City Township?
Alfalfa Electric Coop (Alfalfa Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 11.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Lake City Township?
South Central Telephone Assn (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Lake City Township?
67071. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Lake City Township in?
Barber County North Unified School District 254.
How do I register to vote in Lake City 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 Barber 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.