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The Parkerville handbook

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

Most mail in Parkerville goes to 66872 (89% of residents), one of 2 ZIP codes in town. The ER is a drive from Parkerville: the closest is Stormont Vail Health Flint Hills, 20.1 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Parkerville, 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 Parkerville.

Electricity

Power comes from Evergy

Evergy (Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Parkerville. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Morris Co RWD 1

Morris Co RWD 1 supplies almost all of Parkerville. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists City of Council Grove as seller) and serves 1,788 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 percentile4.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2024, was 4.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 88% 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. KS2012704.

Internet

2 home internet providers serve Parkerville

100% of 25 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Tri-County TelephoneFiber100%2,500/2,500
VerizonFixed wireless8%300/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Parkerville’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Parkerville.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Parkerville or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Parkerville kids go to
PK–84 schoolsDepends on your address
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your address

Most of Parkerville (75%) is in Rural Vista Unified School District 481; parts are in Morris County Unified School District 417 (25%).

Test scores and every school: see 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 Dec 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Parkerville spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of ParkervilleZIP’s residents in Parkerville
66872White City, KS89%5%
66846Council Grove, KS11%0%

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 Parkerville

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

Morris Co RWD 1 (EPA ID KS2012704). 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 4.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Parkerville?

Evergy (Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 14.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Parkerville?

Tri-County Telephone, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Parkerville?

66872 (89%), 66846 (11%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Parkerville in?

Rural Vista Unified School District 481. Parts of the city are in Morris County Unified School District 417.

How do I register to vote in Parkerville?

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 Morris 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.