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The Menlo Township handbook

Living in Menlo Township, KS: what to set up and who to call

Power in Menlo Township comes from Midwest Energy, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Logan County Hospital, 14.5 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.

Which school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes

I’m new in town

What to set up in Menlo Township, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

PowerMidwest Energycooperative utility · 12.0¢/kWhMore →Internet3 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Menlo Township’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolGolden Plains Unified School District 316Which school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP codes67753, 67748Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Menlo Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Midwest Energy

Midwest Energy (Midwest Energy Inc - (KS)), a cooperative utility, serves all of Menlo 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.

Internet

3 home internet providers serve Menlo Township

100% of 40 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
S&T TelephoneFiber95%1,000/1,000
Nex-TechFiber5%1,000/1,000
S&T CommunicationsFixed wireless5%10/1

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Menlo Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Menlo Township.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Menlo Township or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Menlo Township kids go to
PK–5Golden Plains Elemin Selden
6–8Golden Plains Middlein Rexford
9–12Golden Plains Highin Rexford

Most of Menlo Township (73%) is in Golden Plains Unified School District 316; parts are in Oakley Unified School District 274 (14%) and Grinnell Public Schools Unified School District 291 (12%).

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.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Town HallBudget, officials, electionsMenlo Township’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereThomas County ClerkElections here are run by Thomas County (county election office). 300 N Court, Colby, KS 67701-2421 · (785) 460-4500 · [email protected]FVAP, Dec 2025
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placemyvoteinfo.voteks.orgThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Dec 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Menlo Township spans 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes where Menlo Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Menlo TownshipZIP’s residents in Menlo Township
67753Rexford, KS93%16%
67748Oakley, KS7%0%
Area code785Wikidata

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

Getting around, the ER and the library

One line each; the subject pages have the rest.

Nearest emergency roomLogan County Hospital14.5 miles awayGet a library cardOakley Public Library700 West 3rd · (785) 671-4776

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Menlo Township

Who provides electricity in Menlo 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 Menlo Township?

S&T Telephone, Nex-Tech, S&T Communications (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Menlo Township?

67753 (93%), 67748 (7%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Menlo Township in?

Golden Plains Unified School District 316. Parts of the city are in Oakley Unified School District 274 and Grinnell Public Schools Unified School District 291.

How do I register to vote in Menlo 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 Thomas County Clerk. Check your registration at myvoteinfo.voteks.org.

Sources & dates

Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.

  • 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.