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The Oak Township handbook

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

The City of Lebanon water system reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: nitrate, beginning Apr 2024. Power in Oak Township comes from Prairie Land Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Oak 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 Oak Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Prairie Land Electric Coop

Prairie Land Electric Coop (Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Oak Township. Its homes paid an average of 14.8¢ per kWh in 2025, about $124 a month (its average across Kansas).

Start or move service: prairielandelectric.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 City of Lebanon water system

The City of Lebanon water system supplies Oak Township: about 76% of residents live in its service area. Jewell Co RWD 1 serves another 10%. Smith Co RWD 1 serves another 7%. About 7% 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 182 people in all.

1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: nitrate, beginning Apr 2024. 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people had none.

Lead, 90th percentile3.6 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 3.6 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. KS2018304.

Internet

3 home internet providers serve Oak Township

100% of 225 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Nex-TechFiber100%1,000/1,000
T-MobileFixed wireless72%100/20
NextlinkFixed wireless63%1,000/500

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

Trash & recycling

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

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Oak Township.

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

Oak Township kids go to
PK–6Smith Center Elemin Smith Center
7–12Smith Center Jr Sr Highin Smith Center

Oak Township is in Smith Center Unified School District 237.

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 Sep 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Oak Township is in ZIP code 66952

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Oak TownshipZIP’s residents in Oak Township
66952Lebanon, KS100%51%

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 Oak Township

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

The City of Lebanon water system (EPA ID KS2018304). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: nitrate. 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.6 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Oak Township?

Prairie Land Electric Coop (Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 14.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Oak Township?

Nex-Tech, T-Mobile, Nextlink (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Oak Township?

66952. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Oak Township in?

Smith Center Unified School District 237.

How do I register to vote in Oak 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 Smith 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.