Photo: Kevin Zollman Kzollman 22:00, 4 May 2006 (UTC) · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Manhattan, KS: what to set up and who to call
Manhattan has its own drop-off, Riley County Transfer Station. Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan, 1 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Manhattan, 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.
Power comes from Evergy
Evergy (Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Manhattan. 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 City of Manhattan water system
The City of Manhattan water system supplies Manhattan: about 86% of residents live in its service area. About 9% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 54,763 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 0.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.9 ppb. That’s lower than 60% 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. KS2016112.
6 home internet providers serve Manhattan
100% of 14,755 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 79% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cox Communications | Cable, Fiber | 96% | 2,000/100 |
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 94% | 5,000/5,000 |
| WTC Communications | Fiber | 46% | 4,000/4,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 63% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 41% | 100/20 |
| Kansas Broadband Internet | Fixed wireless | 9% | 60/10 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Manhattan has its own drop-off: Riley County Transfer Station
Where to take trash and recycling in Manhattan, and where the rules are.
Riley County Transfer Station
Before you go, check the rules on cityofmhk.com.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026 (last edited Apr 2022). © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Manhattan (95%) is in Manhattan-Ogden Unified School District 383; parts are in Riley County Unified School District 378 (5%).
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 spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Manhattan residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Manhattan | ZIP’s residents in Manhattan |
|---|---|---|---|
| 66502 | Manhattan, KS | 68% | 83% |
| 66503 | Manhattan, KS | 26% | 85% |
| 66506 | Manhattan, KS | 6% | 100% |
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
Who supplies Manhattan’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Manhattan water system (EPA ID KS2016112). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 90% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.8 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Manhattan?
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?
Cox Communications, AT&T, WTC Communications, Verizon, T-Mobile, Kansas Broadband Internet (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Manhattan?
66502 (68%), 66503 (26%), 66506 (6%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Manhattan in?
Manhattan-Ogden Unified School District 383. Parts of the city are in Riley County Unified School District 378.
How do I register to vote in Manhattan?
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.