Photo: Billy Hathorn · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Liberal, KS: what to set up and who to call
Power in Liberal comes from Southern Pioneer Electric Company, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Liberal Memorial Library, 0.4 miles away, is the closest library to Liberal.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Liberal, 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 Liberal.
Power comes from Southern Pioneer Electric Company
Southern Pioneer Electric Company (Southern Pioneer Electric Company), a cooperative utility, serves all of Liberal. Its homes paid an average of 16.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $124 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 City of Liberal water system
The City of Liberal water system supplies almost all of Liberal. It draws ground water and serves 19,640 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. 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. KS2017504.
7 home internet providers serve Liberal
100% of 6,588 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 93% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Wireless Communications | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 100% | 100/20 |
| Zito Media | Cable, Fiber | 99% | 1,000/1,000 |
| IdeaTek | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 71% | 2,500/2,500 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 27% | 100/20 |
| Epictouch | Fiber | 26% | 500/500 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 72% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Liberal depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Liberal, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayFind your street’s day on cityofliberal.org →
Liberal Recycling Center
118 E. 4th Street, Liberal, KS 67901
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
Accepted at the curb
- Cardboard
- Magazines
- Paper
- Newspaper
- Aluminum cans
- Glass
- Assorted plastics without lids
Liberal Recycling Center
118 E. 4th Street, Liberal, KS 67901
From cityofliberal.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 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.
Liberal is in Liberal Unified School District 480.
DSchool 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 Sep 2017; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Liberal is in ZIP code 67901
ZIP codes where Liberal residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Liberal | ZIP’s residents in Liberal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 67901 | Liberal, KS | 100% | 93% |
67905 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP 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 Liberal
Who supplies Liberal’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Liberal water system (EPA ID KS2017504). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Liberal?
Southern Pioneer Electric Company (Southern Pioneer Electric Company), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 16.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Liberal?
United Wireless Communications, Zito Media, IdeaTek, AT&T, Epictouch, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Liberal?
67901. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Liberal in?
Liberal Unified School District 480.
How do I register to vote in Liberal?
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 Seward 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: Liberal’s own website (cityofliberal.org), read Oct 21, 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.