Photo: Dylan Edwards · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Meriden, KS: what to set up and who to call
Wednesday is trash day in Meriden. Cox Communications and Brightspeed both wire most of Meriden; 0% of addresses can get fiber.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Meriden, 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 Meriden.
Power comes from Evergy
Evergy (Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Meriden. 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 Jefferson Co RWD 1
Jefferson Co RWD 1 supplies almost all of Meriden. It draws ground water and serves 2,343 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 1.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 65% 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. KS2008706.
6 home internet providers serve Meriden
93% of 354 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cox Communications | Cable | 87% | 2,000/35 |
| Brightspeed | DSL | 68% | 40/3 |
| Kansas Broadband Internet | Fixed wireless | 100% | 100/20 |
| Mercury Fiber | Fixed wireless | 88% | 150/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 54% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 37% | 25/6 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Meriden is Wednesday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Meriden, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
From meridenks.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 2026; pages dated 7/12/2018. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Meriden is in Jefferson West Unified School District 340.
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 Oct 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Meriden is in ZIP code 66512
ZIP codes where Meriden residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Meriden | ZIP’s residents in Meriden |
|---|---|---|---|
| 66512 | Meriden, KS | 100% | 22% |
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 Meriden
Who supplies Meriden’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Jefferson Co RWD 1 (EPA ID KS2008706). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.7 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Meriden?
Evergy (Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 14.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Meriden?
Cox Communications, Brightspeed, Kansas Broadband Internet, Mercury Fiber, AT&T, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Meriden?
66512. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Meriden in?
Jefferson West Unified School District 340.
How do I register to vote in Meriden?
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 Jefferson 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: Meriden’s own website (meridenks.com), read Oct 22, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.