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The Moore Township handbook

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

Power in Moore Township comes from Alfalfa Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. For emergencies, Moore Township is closest to Kiowa District Hospital, 3.8 miles away.

I’m new in town

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

Home services

Power, water and internet

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

Electricity

Power comes from Alfalfa Electric Coop

Alfalfa Electric Coop (Alfalfa Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Moore 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Barber Co RWD 2

Barber Co RWD 2 supplies Moore Township: about 95% of residents live in its service area. About 5% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 245 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.

Lead, 90th percentile2.4 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, was 2.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 31.2 ppb. That’s higher than 77% 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. KS2000704.

Internet

3 home internet providers serve Moore Township

100% of 16 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
South Central Telephone AssnFiber100%1,000/1,000
T-MobileFixed wireless31%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless31%300/20

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

Trash & recycling

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

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Moore Township.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Moore 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.

Moore Township kids go to
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your address
7–122 schoolsDepends on your address

Most of Moore Township (75%) is in South Barber Unified School District 255; parts are in Barber County North Unified School District 254 (25%).

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.

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

ZIP codes & area codes

Moore Township spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Moore TownshipZIP’s residents in Moore Township
67070Kiowa, KS77%3%
67061Hazelton, KS23%5%

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.

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

Questions about living in Moore Township

Who supplies Moore Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

Barber Co RWD 2 (EPA ID KS2000704). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.4 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Moore 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 Moore Township?

South Central Telephone Assn, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Moore Township?

67070 (77%), 67061 (23%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Moore Township in?

South Barber Unified School District 255. Parts of the city are in Barber County North Unified School District 254.

How do I register to vote in Moore 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.