Photo: Ian Ballinger · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Ottawa, KS: what to set up and who to call
Ottawa runs its own electric utility, City of Ottawa. The City of Ottawa water system reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (HAA5), beginning Jul 2024.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Ottawa, 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 Ottawa.
Power comes from City of Ottawa
City of Ottawa (City of Ottawa - (KS)), a municipal utility, serves 98.0% of Ottawa residents.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Ottawa water system
The City of Ottawa water system supplies almost all of Ottawa. It draws surface water and serves 12,604 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (HAA5), beginning Jul 2024. 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 1.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.3 ppb. That’s lower than 51% 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. KS2005906.
6 home internet providers serve Ottawa
100% of 4,898 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 94% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vyve Broadband | Cable | 100% | 2,000/50 |
| KWIKOM Communications | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 95% | 5,000/5,000 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless | 24% | 100/20 |
| Mercury Fiber | Fixed wireless | 88% | 150/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 34% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 26% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Ottawa has its own drop-off: Franklin County Recycling Center
Where to take trash and recycling in Ottawa, and where the rules are.
Franklin County Recycling Center
2017 South Elm Street, Ottawa, KS, 66067
Before you go, check the rules on ottawaks.gov.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026 (last edited Aug 2023). © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Ottawa is in Ottawa Unified School District 290.
B−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 Aug 2015; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ottawa is in ZIP code 66067
ZIP codes where Ottawa residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Ottawa | ZIP’s residents in Ottawa |
|---|---|---|---|
| 66067 | Ottawa, KS | 100% | 79% |
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 Ottawa
Who supplies Ottawa’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Ottawa water system (EPA ID KS2005906). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (HAA5). 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.1 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Ottawa?
City of Ottawa (City of Ottawa - (KS)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Ottawa?
Vyve Broadband, KWIKOM Communications, AT&T, Mercury Fiber, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Ottawa?
66067. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Ottawa in?
Ottawa Unified School District 290.
How do I register to vote in Ottawa?
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 Franklin 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.