Photo: Erinmcd · CC BY 2.5Living in Newton, KS: what to set up and who to call
The closest public drop-off to Newton is Harvey County Transfer Station, 3 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it. Trains stop in Newton.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Newton, 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 Newton.
Power comes from Evergy
Evergy (Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Newton. 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 City of Newton water system
The City of Newton water system supplies Newton: about 94% of residents live in its service area. About 3% 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 18,433 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 1.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.3 ppb. That’s higher than 51% 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. KS2007905.
9 home internet providers serve Newton
100% of 7,701 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 91% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cox Communications | Cable, Fiber | 94% | 2,000/100 |
| IdeaTek | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 94% | 2,500/2,500 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 92% | 2,000/2,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 33% | 100/20 |
| KanOkla Communications | Fixed wireless | 100% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 34% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Newton depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Newton, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayThe town’s pickup map
From newtonkansas.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026; pages dated 2019. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Newton (96%) is in Newton Unified School District 373; parts are in Halstead Unified School District 440 (4%).
CSchool 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 Dec 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Newton is in ZIP code 67114
ZIP codes where Newton residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Newton | ZIP’s residents in Newton |
|---|---|---|---|
| 67114 | Newton, KS | 100% | 87% |
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.
Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Newton
Who supplies Newton’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Newton water system (EPA ID KS2007905). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.2 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Newton?
Evergy (Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 14.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Newton?
Cox Communications, IdeaTek, Nextlink, AT&T, KanOkla Communications, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Newton?
67114. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Newton in?
Newton Unified School District 373. Parts of the city are in Halstead Unified School District 440.
How do I register to vote in Newton?
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 Harvey 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: Newton’s own website (newtonkansas.com), read Oct 23, 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.