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The Oxford handbook

Living in Oxford, KS: what to set up and who to call

Oxford runs its own electric utility, City of Oxford. Tap water in Oxford comes from the City of Oxford 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.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Oxford, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Oxford.

Electricity

Power comes from City of Oxford

City of Oxford (City of Oxford - (KS)), a municipal utility, serves all of Oxford.

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from City of Oxford water system

The City of Oxford water system supplies almost all of Oxford. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists City of Winfield as seller) and serves 1,048 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.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. 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. KS2019111.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Oxford

100% of 519 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Wheat State TechnologiesFiber100%1,000/1,000
BrightspeedDSL85%60/5
NextlinkFixed wireless100%1,000/500
KanOkla CommunicationsFixed wireless100%100/20
T-MobileFixed wireless79%100/20
Chisholm BroadbandFixed wireless19%100/40

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Oxford’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Oxford.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Oxford kids go to
PK–6Oxford ElemOxford Unified School District 358
7–12Oxford Jr/Sr HighOxford Unified School District 358

Oxford is in Oxford Unified School District 358.

BSchool gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2017; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Oxford is in ZIP code 67119

ZIP codes where Oxford residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of OxfordZIP’s residents in Oxford
67119Oxford, KS100%73%
Area code620Wikidata

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Oxford

Who supplies Oxford’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The City of Oxford water system (EPA ID KS2019111). 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 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Oxford?

City of Oxford (City of Oxford - (KS)), a municipal utility.

What internet providers serve Oxford?

Wheat State Technologies, Brightspeed, Nextlink, KanOkla Communications, T-Mobile, Chisholm Broadband (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Oxford?

67119. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Oxford in?

Oxford Unified School District 358.

How do I register to vote in Oxford?

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 Sumner 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.