Photo: Shannon Beat · CC BY 4.0Living in Lawrence, KS: what to set up and who to call
Lawrence has its own drop-off, Lawrence Household Hazardous Waste Facility, on 2201 Kresge Road. Trains stop in Lawrence.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Lawrence, 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 Lawrence.
Power comes from Evergy
Evergy (Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Lawrence. 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 City of Lawrence water system
The City of Lawrence water system supplies Lawrence: about 91% of residents live in its service area. Douglas Co RWD 1 serves another 6%. About 4% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 95,256 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 3.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 81% 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. KS2004503.
7 home internet providers serve Lawrence
98% of 27,419 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 71% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midco | Cable, Fiber | 99% | 2,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 91% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 75% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 50% | 100/20 |
| Mercury Fiber | Fixed wireless | 37% | 150/20 |
| Wisper | Fixed wireless | 6% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Lawrence has its own drop-off: Lawrence Household Hazardous Waste Facility
Where to take trash and recycling in Lawrence, and where the rules are.
Lawrence Household Hazardous Waste Facility
2201 Kresge Road, Lawrence, KS, 66049
Before you go, check the rules on lawrenceks.gov.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026 (last edited Apr 2026). © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Lawrence (98%) is in Lawrence Unified School District 497; parts are in Perry Public Schools Unified School District 343 (2%).
BSchool 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.
Lawrence spans 5 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Lawrence residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Lawrence | ZIP’s residents in Lawrence |
|---|---|---|---|
| 66049 | Lawrence, KS | 32% | 96% |
| 66044 | Lawrence, KS | 28% | 94% |
| 66046 | Lawrence, KS | 19% | 93% |
| 66047 | Lawrence, KS | 18% | 90% |
| 66045 | Lawrence, KS | 2% | 100% |
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.
Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Lawrence
Who supplies Lawrence’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Lawrence water system (EPA ID KS2004503). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 90% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Lawrence?
Evergy (Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 14.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Lawrence?
Midco, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, Mercury Fiber, Wisper (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Lawrence?
66049 (32%), 66044 (28%), 66046 (19%), 66047 (18%), 66045 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Lawrence in?
Lawrence Unified School District 497. Parts of the city are in Perry Public Schools Unified School District 343.
How do I register to vote in Lawrence?
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 Douglas 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.