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The New Cambria handbook

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

All of New Cambria gets its mail under one ZIP code, 67470. The nearest library is Salina Public Library, 6.1 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in New Cambria, 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 New Cambria.

Electricity

Power comes from Evergy

Evergy (Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of New Cambria. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Ottawa Co RWD 2

Ottawa Co RWD 2 supplies almost all of New Cambria. It draws ground water and serves 1,794 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.

Lead, 90th percentile3.3 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 3.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 85% 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. KS2014307.

Internet

7 home internet providers serve New Cambria

100% of 61 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Home CommunicationsFiber100%1,000/100
Kansas Broadband InternetFixed wireless100%100/20
NextlinkFixed wireless69%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless64%300/20
Twin ValleyFixed wireless61%300/75
T-MobileFixed wireless31%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have New Cambria’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in New Cambria.

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

New Cambria kids go to
PK–8Solomon Elemin Solomon
9–12Solomon Highin Solomon

New Cambria is in Solomon Unified School District 393.

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 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

New Cambria is in ZIP code 67470

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of New CambriaZIP’s residents in New Cambria
67470New Cambria, KS100%20%
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 New Cambria

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

Ottawa Co RWD 2 (EPA ID KS2014307). 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 3.3 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in New Cambria?

Evergy (Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 14.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve New Cambria?

Home Communications, Kansas Broadband Internet, Nextlink, Verizon, Twin Valley, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in New Cambria?

67470. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is New Cambria in?

Solomon Unified School District 393.

How do I register to vote in New Cambria?

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 Saline 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.