Photo: Kelseyneth · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Lenexa, KS: what to set up and who to call
Water District 1 of Johnson Co has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 6.5 ppb, was higher than 94% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). Overland Park Regional Medical Center, 4.7 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Lenexa, 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 Lenexa.
Power comes from Evergy
Evergy (Evergy Metro), an investor-owned utility, serves 94.2% of Lenexa residents. Its homes paid an average of 13.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $129 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 Water District 1 of Johnson Co
Water District 1 of Johnson Co supplies almost all of Lenexa. It draws surface water and serves 490,000 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 84 systems serving 250,001–500,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 6.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 94% 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. KS2009110.
7 home internet providers serve Lenexa
100% of 16,826 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Everfast Fiber | Fiber, Cable | 97% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 97% | 1,000/35 |
| Google Fiber | Fiber | 93% | 8,000/8,000 |
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 90% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 87% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 84% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Curbside recycling in Lenexa: every other week
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Lenexa, from the town’s own site.
Municipal Services Service Center
7700 Cottonwood St., Lenexa, KS 66215
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check lenexa.com →
From lenexa.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026; pages dated 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Lenexa (43%) is in Shawnee Mission Public Schools Unified School District; parts are in Olathe Unified School District 233 (42%) and De Soto Unified School District 232 (15%).
A−School 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.
Lenexa spans 6 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Lenexa residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Lenexa | ZIP’s residents in Lenexa |
|---|---|---|---|
| 66215 | Lenexa, KS | 41% | 89% |
| 66219 | Lenexa, KS | 23% | 100% |
| 66220 | Lenexa, KS | 15% | 100% |
| 66227 | Lenexa, KS | 11% | 72% |
| 66216 | Shawnee, KS | 8% | 18% |
| 66210 | Overland Park, KS | 2% | 5% |
A few homes fall in 66217, 66214. 66250, 66285 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs with no homes.
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 Lenexa
Who supplies Lenexa’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Water District 1 of Johnson Co (EPA ID KS2009110). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 86% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 6.5 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Lenexa?
Evergy (Evergy Metro), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Lenexa?
Everfast Fiber, Spectrum, Google Fiber, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Lenexa?
66215 (41%), 66219 (23%), 66220 (15%), 66227 (11%), 66216 (8%), 66210 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Lenexa in?
Shawnee Mission Public Schools Unified School District. Parts of the city are in Olathe Unified School District 233 and De Soto Unified School District 232.
How do I register to vote in Lenexa?
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 Johnson County Election Commissioner. 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: Lenexa’s own website (lenexa.com), read Oct 23, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.