Photo: Ichabod · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Oskaloosa Township, KS: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in most of Oskaloosa Township comes from the City of Oskaloosa water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection. Wired internet is thin in Oskaloosa Township: the FCC’s map has 59% of addresses able to get it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Oskaloosa 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 Oskaloosa Township.
Power comes from Evergy
Evergy (Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Oskaloosa Township. Its homes paid an average of 14.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $124 a month (its average across Kansas).
Start or move service: evergy.com
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Oskaloosa water system
The City of Oskaloosa water system supplies Oskaloosa Township: about 50% of residents live in its service area. Jefferson Co RWD 12 serves another 27%. Jefferson Co RWD 7 serves another 20%. About 4% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists Jefferson Co RWD 7 as seller) and serves 1,086 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 2024–Dec 2026, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.8 ppb. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. KS2008714.
7 home internet providers serve Oskaloosa Township
66% of 940 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 4% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Giant Communications | Cable, Fixed wireless, Fiber | 55% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Brightspeed | DSL, Fixed wireless | 48% | 80/10 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 41% | 25/3 |
| Mercury Fiber | Fixed wireless | 21% | 150/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 7% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 6% | 25/6 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Oskaloosa Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Oskaloosa Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Oskaloosa Township (90%) is in Oskaloosa Public Schools Unified School District 341; parts are in Jefferson County North Unified School District 339 (10%).
C+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 Oct 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Oskaloosa Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Oskaloosa Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Oskaloosa Township | ZIP’s residents in Oskaloosa Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 66066 | Oskaloosa, KS | 98% | 79% |
| 66097 | Winchester, KS | 2% | 4% |
A few homes fall in 66088.
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 Oskaloosa Township
Who supplies Oskaloosa Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Oskaloosa water system (EPA ID KS2008714). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Oskaloosa Township?
Evergy (Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 14.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Oskaloosa Township?
Giant Communications, Brightspeed, T-Mobile, Mercury Fiber, AT&T, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Oskaloosa Township?
66066 (98%), 66097 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Oskaloosa Township in?
Oskaloosa Public Schools Unified School District 341. Parts of the city are in Jefferson County North Unified School District 339.
How do I register to vote in Oskaloosa 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 Jefferson 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.