Living in Lowell Township, KS: what to set up and who to call
Lowell Township spans 2 ZIP codes; 66739 holds the most residents (87%). Most of Lowell Township has one wired internet choice: Brightspeed.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Lowell Township, 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 Lowell Township.
Power comes from Evergy
Evergy (Evergy Kansas South, Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Lowell Township. Its homes paid an average of 14.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $125 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 Cherokee Co RWD 2
Cherokee Co RWD 2 supplies Lowell Township: about 48% of residents live in its service area. Cherokee Co RWD 8 serves another 46%. It draws ground water and serves 943 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 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. KS2002106.
6 home internet providers serve Lowell Township
97% of 285 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 22% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brightspeed | DSL | 56% | 80/10 |
| Optic Communications | Fiber | 24% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Wisper | Fixed wireless | 98% | 400/30 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 73% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 40% | 25/3 |
| The Junction Internet | Fixed wireless | 9% | 80/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Lowell Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Lowell Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Lowell Township (46%) is in Riverton Unified School District 404; parts are in Galena Unified School District 499 (44%) and Columbus Unified School District 493 (10%).
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.
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.
Lowell Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Lowell Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Lowell Township | ZIP’s residents in Lowell Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 66739 | Galena, KS | 87% | 11% |
| 66770 | Riverton, KS | 13% | 9% |
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 Lowell Township
Who supplies Lowell Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Cherokee Co RWD 2 (EPA ID KS2002106). 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 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Lowell Township?
Evergy (Evergy Kansas South, Inc.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 14.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Lowell Township?
Brightspeed, Optic Communications, Wisper, Verizon, AT&T, The Junction Internet (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Lowell Township?
66739 (87%), 66770 (13%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Lowell Township in?
Riverton Unified School District 404. Parts of the city are in Galena Unified School District 499 and Columbus Unified School District 493.
How do I register to vote in Lowell 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 Cherokee 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.