Living in Luray Township, KS: what to set up and who to call
Luray Township runs its own electric utility, City of Luray. Tap water in most of Luray Township comes from the City of Luray water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 23% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Luray 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 Luray Township.
Power comes from City of Luray
City of Luray (City of Luray - (KS)), a municipal utility, serves 74.1% of Luray Township residents.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Luray water system
The City of Luray water system supplies Luray Township: about 75% of residents live in its service area. Ellsworth Co RWD 1 serves another 26%. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Ellsworth Co RWD 1 as seller) and serves 167 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.
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. 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. KS2016701.
2 home internet providers serve Luray Township
100% of 163 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gorham Telcom | Fiber | 96% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Wilson Telephone Co | Fiber | 4% | 1,000/1,000 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Luray Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Luray Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Luray Township (99%) is in Sylvan Grove Unified School District 299.
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.
Luray Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Luray Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Luray Township | ZIP’s residents in Luray Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 67649 | Luray, KS | 94% | 86% |
| 67648 | Lucas, KS | 6% | 3% |
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 Luray Township
Who supplies Luray Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Luray water system (EPA ID KS2016701). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% 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 Luray Township?
City of Luray (City of Luray - (KS)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Luray Township?
Gorham Telcom, Wilson Telephone Co (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Luray Township?
67649 (94%), 67648 (6%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Luray Township in?
Sylvan Grove Unified School District 299.
How do I register to vote in Luray 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 Russell 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.