Photo: Bhall87 · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Newbury Township, KS: what to set up and who to call
Newbury Township spans 4 ZIP codes; 66526 holds the most residents (69%). Public schools here are run by Wabaunsee Unified School District 329.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Newbury 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 Newbury Township.
Power comes from Evergy
Evergy (Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Newbury 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 Wabaunsee Co RWD 2
Wabaunsee Co RWD 2 supplies Newbury Township: about 46% of residents live in its service area. City of Mcfarland serves another 24%. City of Paxico serves another 19%. About 10% 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 1,400 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2024, was 1.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 66% 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. KS2019711.
6 home internet providers serve Newbury Township
100% of 483 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 99% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| WTC | Fiber | 70% | 4,000/4,000 |
| WTC Communications | Fiber | 30% | 4,000/4,000 |
| Brightspeed | DSL | 20% | 40/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 69% | 100/20 |
| Mercury Fiber | Fixed wireless | 40% | 150/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 2% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Newbury Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Newbury Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Newbury Township is in Wabaunsee Unified School District 329.
A+School gradeSee 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 Sep 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Newbury Township spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Newbury Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Newbury Township | ZIP’s residents in Newbury Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 66526 | Paxico, KS | 69% | 94% |
| 66501 | Mc Farland, KS | 25% | 100% |
| 66401 | Alma, KS | 5% | 3% |
| 66507 | Maple Hill, KS | 1% | 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 Newbury Township
Who supplies Newbury Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Wabaunsee Co RWD 2 (EPA ID KS2019711). 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 1.8 ppb (Jan–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Newbury 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 Newbury Township?
WTC, WTC Communications, Brightspeed, T-Mobile, Mercury Fiber, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Newbury Township?
66526 (69%), 66501 (25%), 66401 (5%), 66507 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Newbury Township in?
Wabaunsee Unified School District 329.
How do I register to vote in Newbury 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 Wabaunsee 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.