Living in Mingona Township, KS: what to set up and who to call
Barber Co RWD 1 reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a bacteria testing requirement (Revised Total Coliform Rule), beginning Aug 2024. Power in Mingona Township comes from Alfalfa Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Mingona 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 Mingona Township.
Power comes from Alfalfa Electric Coop
Alfalfa Electric Coop (Alfalfa Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Mingona Township. Its homes paid an average of 11.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $164 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 Barber Co RWD 1
Barber Co RWD 1 supplies Mingona Township: about 35% of residents live in its service area. Barber Co RWD 3 serves another 19%. About 50% 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 Medicine Lodge and Barber Co RWD 3 as sellers) and serves 95 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a bacteria testing requirement (Revised Total Coliform Rule), beginning Aug 2024. 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 70% 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. KS2000701.
4 home internet providers serve Mingona Township
100% of 39 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Central Wireless | Fiber | 95% | 1,000/1,000 |
| South Central Telephone Assn | Fiber | 5% | 1,000/1,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 36% | 100/20 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 18% | 300/100 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Mingona Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Mingona Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Mingona Township is in Barber County North Unified School District 254.
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.
Mingona Township is in ZIP code 67104
ZIP codes where Mingona Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Mingona Township | ZIP’s residents in Mingona Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 67104 | Medicine Lodge, 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 Mingona Township
Who supplies Mingona Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Barber Co RWD 1 (EPA ID KS2000701). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a bacteria testing requirement (Revised Total Coliform Rule). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.9 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Mingona Township?
Alfalfa Electric Coop (Alfalfa Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 11.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Mingona Township?
South Central Wireless, South Central Telephone Assn, T-Mobile, Nextlink (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Mingona Township?
67104. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Mingona Township in?
Barber County North Unified School District 254.
How do I register to vote in Mingona 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 Barber 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.