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The Lake Township handbook

Living in Lake Township, KS: what to set up and who to call

Most mail in Lake Township goes to 67020 (78% of residents), one of 3 ZIP codes in town. Wired internet is thin in Lake Township: the FCC’s map has 32% of addresses able to get it.

Which school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes

I’m new in town

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

PowerEvergyinvestor-owned utility · 14.6¢/kWhMore →Internet7 providers99% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Lake Township’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolBurrton Unified School District 369Which school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP codes67020, 67056, 67135Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Lake Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Evergy

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

Internet

7 home internet providers serve Lake Township

99% of 79 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 32% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
NextlinkFixed wireless, Fiber97%2,000/2,000
IdeaTekFixed wireless, Fiber75%2,500/2,500
KanOkla CommunicationsFixed wireless99%100/20
T-MobileFixed wireless71%100/20
KWIKOM CommunicationsFixed wireless67%60/12
VerizonFixed wireless16%300/20

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Lake Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Lake Township.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupCheck HarveyCounty.comOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Lake Township or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Lake Township kids go to
PK–6Burrton Elemin Burrton
7–12Burrton MS/HSin Burrton

Most of Lake Township (99%) is in Burrton Unified School District 369.

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

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Official siteHarveyCounty.comLake Township’s own websiteWikidataTown HallBudget, officials, electionsLake Township’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereHarvey County ClerkElections here are run by Harvey County (county election office). P.O. Box 687; 800 North Main, Newton, KS 67114-0687 · (316) 284-6842 · [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

Lake Township spans 3 ZIP codes

ZIP codes where Lake Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Lake TownshipZIP’s residents in Lake Township
67020Burrton, KS78%8%
67056Halstead, KS15%1%
67135Sedgwick, KS7%0%

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.

Nearest emergency roomHutchinson Regional Medical Center16.3 miles awayGet a library cardRuth Dole Memorial Library121 N Burrton · (620) 463-4545

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Lake Township

Who provides electricity in Lake 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 Lake Township?

Nextlink, IdeaTek, KanOkla Communications, T-Mobile, KWIKOM Communications, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Lake Township?

67020 (78%), 67056 (15%), 67135 (7%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Lake Township in?

Burrton Unified School District 369.

How do I register to vote in Lake 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 Harvey County Clerk. Check your registration at myvoteinfo.voteks.org.

Sources & dates

Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.

  • 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.