Franklin R. Lanter House · Photo: Rmprit · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Olathe, KS: what to set up and who to call
The City of Olathe water system has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 11.0 ppb, was higher than 97% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). Olathe runs its own drop-off at 1100 North Hedge Lane; OpenStreetMap lists it open Mon–Sat 8 am–4 pm.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Olathe, 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 Olathe.
Power comes from City of Kansas City
City of Kansas City (City of Kansas City - (KS)), a municipal utility, serves 94.6% of Olathe residents. Its homes paid an average of 14.9¢ per kWh in 2025, about $120 a month (its average across Kansas).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Olathe water system
The City of Olathe water system supplies Olathe: about 80% of residents live in its service area. Water District 1 of Johnson Co serves another 19%. It draws surface water and serves 143,014 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 332 systems serving 100,001–250,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 11.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 97% 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. KS2009115.
9 home internet providers serve Olathe
100% of 44,502 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 99% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 98% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless | 93% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Everfast Fiber | Fiber, Cable | 92% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Google Fiber | Fiber | 92% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 4% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Brightspeed | Fiber, DSL | 3% | 940/940 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Olathe Community Recycling Center is open Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday
Where to take trash and recycling in Olathe, and where the rules are.
Olathe Community Recycling Center
1100 North Hedge Lane, Olathe, KS, 66061
- Mon8 am–4 pm
- Tue8 am–4 pm
- Wed8 am–4 pm
- Thu8 am–4 pm
- Fri8 am–4 pm
- Sat8 am–4 pm
Hours from OpenStreetMap, last updated Feb 2026. They can change with the season, so check olatheks.gov before you go.
Drop-off hours: OpenStreetMap. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Olathe (77%) is in Olathe Unified School District 233; parts are in Spring Hill Unified School District 230 (9%) and Gardner Edgerton Unified School District 231 (5%) and De Soto Unified School District 232 (5%) and Blue Valley Unified School District 229 (5%).
A−School 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.
Olathe spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Olathe residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Olathe | ZIP’s residents in Olathe |
|---|---|---|---|
| 66062 | Olathe, KS | 54% | 98% |
| 66061 | Olathe, KS | 45% | 97% |
A few homes fall in 66215. 66051, 66063 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs with no homes.
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 Olathe
When is the Olathe Community Recycling Center open?
Mon–Sat 8 am–4 pm, according to OpenStreetMap (as of Oct 9, 2026). Check olatheks.gov before you go: the town sets the hours and who may use it.
Who supplies Olathe’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Olathe water system (EPA ID KS2009115). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 86% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 11.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Olathe?
City of Kansas City (City of Kansas City - (KS)), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 14.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Olathe?
Xfinity, AT&T, Everfast Fiber, Google Fiber, Spectrum, Brightspeed (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Olathe?
66062 (54%), 66061 (45%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Olathe in?
Olathe Unified School District 233. Parts of the city are in Spring Hill Unified School District 230 and Gardner Edgerton Unified School District 231 and De Soto Unified School District 232 and Blue Valley Unified School District 229.
How do I register to vote in Olathe?
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 Johnson County Election Commissioner. 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.