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The Penalosa handbook

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

Power in Penalosa comes from Wheatland Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Kingman Healthcare Center, 11.8 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.

Which school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes

I’m new in town

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

PowerWheatland Electric Coopcooperative utility · 15.0¢/kWhMore →
InternetWhich providers serve PenalosaData pending · FCC map (D4)
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Penalosa’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolCunningham Unified School District 332Which school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP code67035Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

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

Electricity

Power comes from Wheatland Electric Coop

Wheatland Electric Coop (Wheatland Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Penalosa. Its homes paid an average of 15.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $130 a month (its average across Kansas).

Start or move service: weci.net · (620) 376-4231

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

Internet

Which providers serve Penalosa

Data pending · D4

This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Penalosa, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.

Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Penalosa’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Penalosa.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Penalosa 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.

Penalosa kids go to
PK–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your address

Most of Penalosa (61%) is in Cunningham Unified School District 332; parts are in Kingman-Norwich Unified School District 331 (39%).

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.

Town HallBudget, officials, electionsPenalosa’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereKingman County ClerkElections here are run by Kingman County (county election office). Its listing was last updated in 2017, so we don’t show its contacts: check myvoteinfo.voteks.org.FVAP, Sep 2017
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placemyvoteinfo.voteks.orgThe state’s voter lookup

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

Penalosa is in ZIP code 67035

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of PenalosaZIP’s residents in Penalosa
67035Cunningham, KS100%2%
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.

Nearest emergency roomKingman Healthcare Center11.8 miles awayGet a library cardCunningham Public Library105 North Main · (620) 298-3163

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Penalosa

Who provides electricity in Penalosa?

Wheatland Electric Coop (Wheatland Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 15.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What ZIP codes are in Penalosa?

67035. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Penalosa in?

Cunningham Unified School District 332. Parts of the city are in Kingman-Norwich Unified School District 331.

How do I register to vote in Penalosa?

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 Kingman County Clerk. Check your registration at myvoteinfo.voteks.org.

Sources & dates

Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.

  • 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): pending.