John R. Wright House · Photo: SharonPapierdreams · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in McPherson, KS: what to set up and who to call
McPherson runs its own electric utility, City of McPherson; its homes paid 9.5¢ per kWh in 2025. The closest public drop-off to McPherson is McPherson Solid Waste Utility Transfer Station, 2 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in McPherson, 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.
Power comes from City of McPherson
City of McPherson (City of McPherson - (KS)), a municipal utility, serves 95.3% of McPherson residents. Its homes paid an average of 9.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $97 a month (its average across Kansas).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Mcpherson water system
The City of Mcpherson water system supplies McPherson: about 95% of residents live in its service area. It draws ground water and serves 13,944 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 1.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.2 ppb. That’s lower than 51% 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. KS2011309.
8 home internet providers serve McPherson
96% of 5,543 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 87% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| LR Communications | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Cox Communications | Cable, Fiber | 93% | 2,000/100 |
| IdeaTek | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 82% | 2,500/2,500 |
| Nextlink | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 45% | 2,000/2,000 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless | 5% | 10/1 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 47% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 2 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in McPherson.
McPherson Solid Waste Utility Transfer Station
This isn’t McPherson’s own facility. Whether McPherson residents may use it is the town’s rule: check mcphersonks.org.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
McPherson is in McPherson Unified School District 418.
C+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.
McPherson is in ZIP code 67460
ZIP codes where McPherson residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of McPherson | ZIP’s residents in McPherson |
|---|---|---|---|
| 67460 | Mcpherson, KS | 100% | 87% |
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
Who supplies McPherson’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Mcpherson water system (EPA ID KS2011309). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.1 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in McPherson?
City of McPherson (City of McPherson - (KS)), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 9.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve McPherson?
LR Communications, Cox Communications, IdeaTek, Nextlink, AT&T, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in McPherson?
67460. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is McPherson in?
McPherson Unified School District 418.
How do I register to vote in McPherson?
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.