Living in Mission Township, KS: what to set up and who to call
Most mail in Mission Township goes to 66610 (44% of residents), one of 4 ZIP codes in town. Auburn-Washburn Unified School District 437 runs the public schools in Mission Township.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Mission 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 Mission Township.
Power comes from Evergy
Evergy (Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Mission 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 City of Topeka water system
The City of Topeka water system supplies Mission Township: about 60% of residents live in its service area. Shawnee Co RWD 1c serves another 21%. Shawnee Co RWD 3c serves another 17%. It draws surface water and serves 125,963 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 332 systems serving 100,001–250,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 1.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.4 ppb. That’s higher than 54% 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. KS2017701.
7 home internet providers serve Mission Township
98% of 3,765 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 63% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cox Communications | Cable, Fiber | 92% | 2,000/100 |
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 83% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 90% | 300/20 |
| Mercury Fiber | Fixed wireless | 90% | 150/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 56% | 100/20 |
| KWIKOM Communications | Fixed wireless | 18% | 60/12 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Mission Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Mission Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Mission Township is in Auburn-Washburn Unified School District 437.
B+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 Sep 2017; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Mission Township spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Mission Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Mission Township | ZIP’s residents in Mission Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 66610 | Topeka, KS | 44% | 42% |
| 66614 | Topeka, KS | 40% | 13% |
| 66615 | Topeka, KS | 15% | 44% |
| 66619 | Topeka, KS | 1% | 4% |
66201, 66222 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs with no homes.
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 Mission Township
Who supplies Mission Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Topeka water system (EPA ID KS2017701). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 86% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.4 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Mission 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 Mission Township?
Cox Communications, AT&T, Verizon, Mercury Fiber, T-Mobile, KWIKOM Communications (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Mission Township?
66610 (44%), 66614 (40%), 66615 (15%), 66619 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Mission Township in?
Auburn-Washburn Unified School District 437.
How do I register to vote in Mission 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 Shawnee County Election Commissioner. 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.