Photo: Kevin Zollman Kzollman 22:00, 4 May 2006 (UTC) · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Manhattan Township, KS: what to set up and who to call
The closest public drop-off to Manhattan Township is Riley County Transfer Station, 5 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it. Manhattan Public Library, 3.4 miles away, is the closest library to Manhattan Township.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Manhattan 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 Manhattan Township.
Power comes from Evergy
Evergy (Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Manhattan Township. 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 Riley Co RWD 1
Riley Co RWD 1 supplies Manhattan Township: about 29% of residents live in its service area. Wabaunsee Co RWD 2 serves another 17%. Konza Valley Water Benefit District serves another 6%. About 41% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists City of Manhattan as seller) and serves 2,108 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, 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. KS2016135.
6 home internet providers serve Manhattan Township
97% of 1,124 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 65% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cox Communications | Cable | 69% | 2,000/100 |
| WTC Communications | Fiber | 64% | 4,000/4,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL, Fiber | 40% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 72% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 33% | 100/20 |
| Kansas Broadband Internet | Fixed wireless | 19% | 60/10 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 5 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Manhattan Township.
Riley County Transfer Station
· run by Riley County
This isn’t Manhattan Township’s own facility. Whether Manhattan Township residents may use it is the town’s rule: check cityofmhk.com.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Manhattan Township is in Manhattan-Ogden Unified School District 383.
B+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 Jul 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Manhattan Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Manhattan Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Manhattan Township | ZIP’s residents in Manhattan Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 66502 | Manhattan, KS | 90% | 4% |
| 66503 | Manhattan, KS | 10% | 1% |
66505 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 Manhattan Township
Who supplies Manhattan Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Riley Co RWD 1 (EPA ID KS2016135). 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 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Manhattan Township?
Evergy (Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 14.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Manhattan Township?
Cox Communications, WTC Communications, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, Kansas Broadband Internet (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Manhattan Township?
66502 (90%), 66503 (10%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Manhattan Township in?
Manhattan-Ogden Unified School District 383.
How do I register to vote in Manhattan 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 Riley 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.