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The Natoma handbook

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

In Natoma, trash day is Monday. Power in Natoma comes from Prairie Land Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Natoma, 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 Natoma.

Electricity

Power comes from Prairie Land Electric Coop

Prairie Land Electric Coop (Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Natoma. Its homes paid an average of 14.8¢ per kWh in 2025, about $124 a month (its average across Kansas).

Start or move service: prairielandelectric.com

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 City of Natoma water system

The City of Natoma water system supplies almost all of Natoma. It draws ground water and serves 300 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 percentile2.1 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 2.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.2 ppb. That’s higher than 74% 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. KS2014106.

Internet

1 home internet providers serve Natoma

100% of 232 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Nex-TechFiber100%1,000/1,000

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

Trash & recycling

Trash day in Natoma is Monday

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Natoma, from the town’s own site.

Trash dayMondayEvery week
Pickup calendar

This month

  • TrashEvery week

From cityofnatoma.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Natoma kids go to
PK–5Natoma ElemParadise Unified School District 399
6–12Natoma High (6-12)Paradise Unified School District 399

Natoma is in Paradise Unified School District 399.

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 Dec 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Natoma is in ZIP code 67651

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of NatomaZIP’s residents in Natoma
67651Natoma, KS100%69%
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.

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

Questions about living in Natoma

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

The City of Natoma water system (EPA ID KS2014106). 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 2.1 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Natoma?

Prairie Land Electric Coop (Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 14.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Natoma?

Nex-Tech (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Natoma?

67651. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Natoma in?

Paradise Unified School District 399.

How do I register to vote in Natoma?

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 Osborne 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: Natoma’s own website (cityofnatoma.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.