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The Lakin Township handbook

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

Lakin Township spans 2 ZIP codes; 67056 holds the most residents (66%). Only 15% of addresses in Lakin Township can get a wired internet connection, by the FCC’s map.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Lakin Township, 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 Lakin Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Evergy

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

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from City of Halstead water system

The City of Halstead water system supplies Lakin Township: about 0% of residents live in its service area. About 100% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists Public Wholesale WSD 17 as seller) and serves 2,165 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.0 ppb. 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. KS2007901.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Lakin Township

100% of 167 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 15% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
IdeaTekFixed wireless, Fiber68%2,500/2,500
NextlinkFixed wireless100%1,000/500
KanOkla CommunicationsFixed wireless98%100/20
KWIKOM CommunicationsFixed wireless82%60/12
T-MobileFixed wireless57%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless2%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 Lakin Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Lakin Township.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Lakin Township kids go to
PK–3Bentley Primary Schoolin Bentley
4–8Halstead Middle Schoolin Halstead
9–12Halstead Highin Halstead

Most of Lakin Township (92%) is in Halstead Unified School District 440; parts are in Sedgwick Public Schools Unified School District 439 (7%).

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.

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

Lakin Township spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Lakin TownshipZIP’s residents in Lakin Township
67056Halstead, KS66%8%
67135Sedgwick, KS34%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 Lakin Township

Who supplies Lakin Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The City of Halstead water system (EPA ID KS2007901). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Lakin 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 Lakin Township?

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

What ZIP codes are in Lakin Township?

67056 (66%), 67135 (34%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Lakin Township in?

Halstead Unified School District 440. Parts of the city are in Sedgwick Public Schools Unified School District 439.

How do I register to vote in Lakin 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.

  • 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.