Living in McConnell AFB, KS: what to set up and who to call
McConnell AFB has no town government of its own, so Sedgwick County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Derby Unified School District 260. The closest public drop-off to McConnell AFB is Pro Kansas Miller Recycling Center, 5 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in McConnell AFB, 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 McConnell AFB.
Power comes from Evergy
Evergy (Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of McConnell AFB. 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 Mcconnell Afb water system
The Mcconnell Afb water system supplies almost all of McConnell AFB. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists City of Wichita as seller) and serves 6,009 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 3.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. KS2017323.
Which providers serve McConnell AFB
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in McConnell AFB, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.
Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.
The nearest public drop-off is 5 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in McConnell AFB.
Pro Kansas Miller Recycling Center
This isn’t McConnell AFB’s own facility. Whether McConnell AFB residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of McConnell AFB (94%) is in Derby Unified School District 260; parts are in Wichita Unified School District 259 (6%).
C+School gradeSee Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
No town hall: the county runs things
McConnell AFB is unincorporated, so Sedgwick County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
McConnell AFB spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where McConnell AFB residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of McConnell AFB | ZIP’s residents in McConnell AFB |
|---|---|---|---|
| 67210 | Wichita, KS | 75% | 14% |
| 67221 | Mcconnell Afb, KS | 25% | 100% |
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 McConnell AFB
Who supplies McConnell AFB’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Mcconnell Afb water system (EPA ID KS2017323). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in McConnell AFB?
Evergy (Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 14.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in McConnell AFB?
67210 (75%), 67221 (25%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is McConnell AFB in?
Derby Unified School District 260. Parts of the city are in Wichita Unified School District 259.
How do I register to vote in McConnell AFB?
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 Sedgwick County Election Commissioner. 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): pending.