Norman No. 1 Oil Well Site · Public domainLiving in Newark Township, KS: what to set up and who to call
The latest lead test reported by Wilson Co RWD 4, which supplies Newark Township, came in at 15.4 ppb (Jan–Dec 2023), above the 15 ppb action level. For emergencies, Newark Township is closest to Wilson Medical Center, 7 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Newark 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 Newark Township.
Power comes from Evergy
Evergy (Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Newark 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 Wilson Co RWD 4
Wilson Co RWD 4 supplies Newark Township: about 39% of residents live in its service area. Montgomery Co RWD 12 serves another 34%. Wilson Co RWD 10 serves another 17%. Neosho Co RWD 4 serves another 6%. About 8% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Public Wholesale WSD 23 and City of Neodesha as sellers) and serves 293 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2023, was 15.4 ppb, above the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 99% 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. KS2020504.
Which providers serve Newark Township
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Newark Township, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.
Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.
We don’t have Newark Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Newark Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Newark Township (65%) is in Neodesha Unified School District 461; parts are in Cherryvale Unified School District 447 (35%).
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 Jul 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Newark Township spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Newark Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Newark Township | ZIP’s residents in Newark Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 66757 | Neodesha, KS | 52% | 4% |
| 66776 | Thayer, KS | 31% | 5% |
| 67335 | Cherryvale, KS | 17% | 1% |
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 Newark Township
Who supplies Newark Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Wilson Co RWD 4 (EPA ID KS2020504). 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 15.4 ppb (Jan–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Newark Township?
Evergy (Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 14.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in Newark Township?
66757 (52%), 66776 (31%), 67335 (17%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Newark Township in?
Neodesha Unified School District 461. Parts of the city are in Cherryvale Unified School District 447.
How do I register to vote in Newark 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 Wilson 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): pending.