Photo: Wordbuilder · CC BY 3.0Living in McPherson Township, KS: what to set up and who to call
McPherson Township has its own drop-off, McPherson Solid Waste Utility Transfer Station. Only 57% of addresses in McPherson Township can get a wired internet connection, by the FCC’s map.
I’m new in town
What to set up in McPherson 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 McPherson Township.
Power comes from Evergy
Evergy (Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of McPherson 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 Mcpherson Co RWD 2
Mcpherson Co RWD 2 supplies McPherson Township: about 29% of residents live in its service area. Mcpherson Co RWD 4 serves another 23%. About 43% 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 Mcpherson as seller) and serves 186 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 2021–Dec 2023, was 1.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher 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. KS2011307.
10 home internet providers serve McPherson Township
79% of 256 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 39% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| LR Communications | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 75% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Cox Communications | Cable | 27% | 2,000/100 |
| Home Communications | Fiber | 19% | 1,000/100 |
| Home Telephone | Fiber | 15% | 1,000/100 |
| IdeaTek | Fixed wireless | 54% | 100/10 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 51% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
McPherson Township has its own drop-off: McPherson Solid Waste Utility Transfer Station
Where to take trash and recycling in McPherson Township, and where the rules are.
McPherson Solid Waste Utility Transfer Station
Before you go, check the rules on mcphersonks.org.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026 (last edited Jan 2017). © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
McPherson Township is in McPherson Unified School District 418.
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 Jul 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
McPherson Township is in ZIP code 67460
ZIP codes where McPherson Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of McPherson Township | ZIP’s residents in McPherson Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 67460 | Mcpherson, KS | 100% | 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 McPherson Township
Who supplies McPherson Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Mcpherson Co RWD 2 (EPA ID KS2011307). 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 1.2 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in McPherson 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 McPherson Township?
LR Communications, Cox Communications, Home Communications, Home Telephone, IdeaTek, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in McPherson Township?
67460. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is McPherson Township in?
McPherson Unified School District 418.
How do I register to vote in McPherson 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 McPherson 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.