Living in Niles, KS: what to set up and who to call
Niles has no town government of its own, so Ottawa County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Solomon Unified School District 393. For a library card, the closest branch is Solomon Public Library, 5.8 miles out.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Niles, 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 Niles.
Power comes from Evergy
Evergy (Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Niles. 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 Ottawa Co RWD 2
Ottawa Co RWD 2 supplies almost all of Niles. 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.
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.
3 home internet providers serve Niles
94% of 36 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Valley | DSL, Fixed wireless | 100% | 300/75 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 64% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 25% | 25/6 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Niles’ trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Niles.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Niles 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Niles is unincorporated, so Ottawa County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Dec 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Niles is in ZIP code 67480
ZIP codes where Niles residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Niles | ZIP’s residents in Niles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 67480 | Solomon, KS | 100% | 3% |
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 Niles
Who supplies Niles’ 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 Niles?
Evergy (Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 14.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Niles?
Twin Valley, Nextlink, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Niles?
67480. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Niles in?
Solomon Unified School District 393.
How do I register to vote in Niles?
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 Ottawa 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.