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The Oakley Township handbook

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

The City of Oakley water system reported 12 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: nitrate ×12. 78% of systems its size reported none. Power in Oakley Township comes from Midwest Energy, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Oakley 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 Oakley Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Midwest Energy

Midwest Energy (Midwest Energy Inc - (KS)), a cooperative utility, serves all of Oakley Township. Its homes paid an average of 12.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $107 a month (its average across Kansas).

Start or move service: mwenergy.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 Oakley water system

The City of Oakley water system supplies Oakley Township: about 90% of residents live in its service area. 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 2,026 people in all.

12 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: nitrate ×12, the latest beginning Apr 2026. 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people had none.

Lead, 90th percentile1.4 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 1.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 60% 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. KS2010901.

Internet

3 home internet providers serve Oakley Township

94% of 1,101 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 93% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
S&T CommunicationsFixed wireless, Fiber99%1,000/1,000
IdeaTekFiber77%8,000/8,000
VerizonFixed wireless88%300/20

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

Trash & recycling

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

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Oakley Township.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Oakley Township kids go to
PK–4Oakley ElemOakley Unified School District 274
5–8Oakley Middle SchoolOakley Unified School District 274
9–12Oakley Sr HighOakley Unified School District 274

Oakley Township is in Oakley Unified School District 274.

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 Dec 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Oakley Township is in ZIP code 67748

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Oakley TownshipZIP’s residents in Oakley Township
67748Oakley, KS100%85%

A few homes fall in 67747.

Area code785Wikidata

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 Oakley Township

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

The City of Oakley water system (EPA ID KS2010901). It reported 12 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: nitrate ×12. 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.4 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Oakley Township?

Midwest Energy (Midwest Energy Inc - (KS)), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 12.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Oakley Township?

S&T Communications, IdeaTek, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Oakley Township?

67748. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Oakley Township in?

Oakley Unified School District 274.

How do I register to vote in Oakley 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 Logan 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.