Photo: Ichabod · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Osage City, KS: what to set up and who to call
Osage City runs its own electric utility, City of Osage City. The nearest emergency room is Newman Regional Health, 25.4 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Osage City, 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 Osage City.
Power comes from City of Osage City
City of Osage City (City of Osage City - (KS)), a municipal utility, serves 88.5% of Osage City residents.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Osage City water system
The City of Osage City water system supplies almost all of Osage City. It draws surface water and serves 2,809 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 2021–Dec 2023, was 1.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 63% 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. KS2013907.
8 home internet providers serve Osage City
100% of 1,318 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 95% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable | 100% | 1,000/50 |
| KWIKOM Communications | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 96% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Brightspeed | Fiber, DSL | 90% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Mercury Fiber | Fixed wireless | 89% | 150/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 85% | 100/20 |
| CMA Wireless | Fixed wireless | 56% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Osage City depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Osage City, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayFind your street’s day on osagecityks.gov →
- Bulky itemsOn set dates
Accepted at the curb
- Cardboard and paper products not contaminated with liquids or other solids
- Plastic
- Glass
- Shredded office paper
- Newspapers
- Magazines
- Tin cans
- Aluminum
Osage County Recycling Center
4045 W. 229th St., Osage City
From osagecityks.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Osage City is in Osage City Unified School District 420.
ASchool 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.
Osage City is in ZIP code 66523
ZIP codes where Osage City residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Osage City | ZIP’s residents in Osage City |
|---|---|---|---|
| 66523 | Osage City, KS | 100% | 77% |
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 Osage City
Who supplies Osage City’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Osage City water system (EPA ID KS2013907). 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 1.6 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Osage City?
City of Osage City (City of Osage City - (KS)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Osage City?
Mediacom Xtream, KWIKOM Communications, Brightspeed, Mercury Fiber, T-Mobile, CMA Wireless (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Osage City?
66523. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Osage City in?
Osage City Unified School District 420.
How do I register to vote in Osage City?
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 Osage 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: Osage City’s own website (osagecityks.gov), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.