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The Newbern Township handbook

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

Every home in Newbern Township is in ZIP code 67410. Tri-County Telephone is the only wired internet provider that reaches most of Newbern Township.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Newbern 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 Newbern Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Evergy

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

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Dickinson Co RWD 2

Dickinson Co RWD 2 supplies almost all of Newbern Township. It buys ground water influenced by surface water (EPA lists City of Abilene as seller) and serves 1,703 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 percentile1.3 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 1.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 58% 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. KS2004106.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Newbern Township

98% of 164 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 78% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Tri-County TelephoneFiber82%2,500/2,500
Twin ValleyFixed wireless79%300/75
NextlinkFixed wireless7%100/20
AT&TFixed wireless2%25/3

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

Trash & recycling

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

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Newbern Township.

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

Newbern Township kids go to
PK–5Rural Center ElemChapman Unified School District 473
6–8Chapman Middle Schoolin Chapman
9–12Chapman Highin Chapman

Most of Newbern Township (87%) is in Chapman Unified School District 473; parts are in Abilene Unified School District 435 (13%).

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

ZIP codes & area codes

Newbern Township is in ZIP code 67410

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Newbern TownshipZIP’s residents in Newbern Township
67410Abilene, KS100%4%

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 Newbern Township

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

Dickinson Co RWD 2 (EPA ID KS2004106). 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 1.3 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Newbern 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 Newbern Township?

Tri-County Telephone, Twin Valley, Nextlink, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Newbern Township?

67410. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Newbern Township in?

Chapman Unified School District 473. Parts of the city are in Abilene Unified School District 435.

How do I register to vote in Newbern 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 Dickinson 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.