Living in Marena Township, KS: what to set up and who to call
Power in Marena Township comes from Midwest Energy, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Almost every address in Marena Township can get fiber (100%, by the FCC’s map).
I’m new in town
What to set up in Marena 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 Marena Township.
Power comes from Midwest Energy
Midwest Energy (Midwest Energy Inc - (KS)), a cooperative utility, serves all of Marena Township. Its homes paid an average of 12.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $107 a month (its average across Kansas).
Start or move service: mwenergy.com
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Hanston water system
The City of Hanston water system supplies Marena Township: about 68% of residents live in its service area. About 32% 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 260 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 2023–Dec 2025, was 2.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 12.0 ppb. That’s higher than 80% 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. KS2008302.
4 home internet providers serve Marena Township
100% of 231 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Telephone Assn | Fiber | 89% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Golden Belt Telephone Association | Fiber | 11% | 2,500/2,500 |
| United Wireless Communications | Fixed wireless | 100% | 100/20 |
| Blackdragon Networks | Fixed wireless | 78% | 80/9 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Marena Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Marena Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Marena Township (95%) is in Hodgeman County Schools Unified School District 227; parts are in Pawnee Heights Unified School District 496 (5%).
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 Sep 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Marena Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Marena Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Marena Township | ZIP’s residents in Marena Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 67849 | Hanston, KS | 92% | 92% |
| 67523 | Burdett, KS | 8% | 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 Marena Township
Who supplies Marena Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Hanston water system (EPA ID KS2008302). 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 2.9 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Marena Township?
Midwest Energy (Midwest Energy Inc - (KS)), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 12.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Marena Township?
United Telephone Assn, Golden Belt Telephone Association, United Wireless Communications, Blackdragon Networks (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Marena Township?
67849 (92%), 67523 (8%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Marena Township in?
Hodgeman County Schools Unified School District 227. Parts of the city are in Pawnee Heights Unified School District 496.
How do I register to vote in Marena 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 Hodgeman 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.