Photo: Ichabod · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Paola, KS: what to set up and who to call
Trash goes out on Mondays in Paola, collected by Waste Management. Tap water in most of Paola comes from the City of Paola water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% 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 Paola, 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 Paola.
Power comes from Evergy
Evergy (Evergy Metro), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Paola. Its homes paid an average of 13.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $129 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 Paola water system
The City of Paola water system supplies Paola: about 90% of residents live in its service area. Miami Co RWD 2 serves another 11%. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Marais Des Cygnes Public Utility Auth as seller) and serves 5,786 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 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 2.2 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. KS2012103.
9 home internet providers serve Paola
100% of 2,232 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 99% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Fiber, Cable | 98% | 2,000/2,000 |
| KWIKOM Communications | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 97% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Optimum | Cable | 92% | 940/35 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 34% | 100/20 |
| MoKan Dial | Fiber | 4% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 68% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Paola is Monday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Paola, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
- Bulky itemsOnce a month, Mon
When a holiday falls on a weekday, pickup slides one day later for the rest of that week.
City of Paola Public Works Facility yard waste collection site
29370 Old KC Road, Paola, KS 66071
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
Accepted at the curb
- #1 thru #7 plastics
- Cardboard and cereal boxes
- Magazines and phonebooks
- Newspaper and office paper
Ripple Glass Recycling container at Price Chopper
309 N Hospital Drive
From cityofpaola.com, 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.
Paola is in Paola Unified School District 368.
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 Dec 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Paola is in ZIP code 66071
ZIP codes where Paola residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Paola | ZIP’s residents in Paola |
|---|---|---|---|
| 66071 | Paola, KS | 100% | 46% |
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 Paola
Who supplies Paola’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Paola water system (EPA ID KS2012103). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% 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 Paola?
Evergy (Evergy Metro), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Paola?
Xfinity, KWIKOM Communications, Optimum, AT&T, MoKan Dial, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Paola?
66071. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Paola in?
Paola Unified School District 368.
How do I register to vote in Paola?
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 Miami 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: Paola’s own website (cityofpaola.com), 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.