Living in Odessa Township, KS: what to set up and who to call
Power in Odessa Township comes from Ark Valley Elec Coop Assn, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. The ER is a drive from Odessa Township: the closest is Hospital District #1 of Rice County, 16.6 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Odessa 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 Odessa Township.
Power comes from Ark Valley Elec Coop Assn
Ark Valley Elec Coop Assn (Ark Valley Elec Coop Assn, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Odessa Township.
Start or move service: arkvalley.com
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Rice Co RWD 1
Rice Co RWD 1 supplies almost all of Odessa Township. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists City of Lyons as seller) and serves 900 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 4.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 89% 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. KS2015908.
5 home internet providers serve Odessa Township
91% of 26 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 91% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mutual Telephone Company | Fiber | 88% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 69% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 19% | 300/20 |
| LR Communications | Fixed wireless | 12% | 25/5 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 12% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Odessa Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Odessa Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Odessa Township is in Little River Unified School District 444.
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.
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.
Odessa Township spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Odessa Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Odessa Township | ZIP’s residents in Odessa Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 67457 | Little River, KS | 75% | 6% |
| 67444 | Geneseo, KS | 14% | 2% |
| 67491 | Windom, KS | 12% | 2% |
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 Odessa Township
Who supplies Odessa Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Rice Co RWD 1 (EPA ID KS2015908). 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 4.2 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Odessa Township?
Ark Valley Elec Coop Assn (Ark Valley Elec Coop Assn, Inc), a cooperative utility.
What internet providers serve Odessa Township?
Mutual Telephone Company, Nextlink, Verizon, LR Communications, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Odessa Township?
67457 (75%), 67444 (14%), 67491 (12%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Odessa Township in?
Little River Unified School District 444.
How do I register to vote in Odessa 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 Rice 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.