Living in Peoria Township, KS: what to set up and who to call
Franklin Co RWD 6 has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 5.3 ppb, was higher than 93% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). Miami County Medical Center, 14.7 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Peoria Township, 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 Peoria Township.
Power comes from Evergy
Evergy (Evergy Metro), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Peoria Township. 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 Franklin Co RWD 6
Franklin Co RWD 6 supplies Peoria Township: about 63% of residents live in its service area. Franklin Co RWD 1 serves another 36%. About 8% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 2,960 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 5.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 93% 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. KS2005909.
Which providers serve Peoria Township
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Peoria Township, 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.
We don’t have Peoria Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Peoria Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Peoria Township (80%) is in Wellsville Unified School District 289; parts are in Paola Unified School District 368 (8%) and Ottawa Unified School District 290 (8%) and Central Heights Unified School District 288 (5%).
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.
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.
Peoria Township spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Peoria Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Peoria Township | ZIP’s residents in Peoria Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 66092 | Wellsville, KS | 47% | 7% |
| 66067 | Ottawa, KS | 32% | 1% |
| 66079 | Rantoul, KS | 22% | 20% |
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 Peoria Township
Who supplies Peoria Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Franklin Co RWD 6 (EPA ID KS2005909). 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 5.3 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Peoria Township?
Evergy (Evergy Metro), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in Peoria Township?
66092 (47%), 66067 (32%), 66079 (22%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Peoria Township in?
Wellsville Unified School District 289. Parts of the city are in Paola Unified School District 368 and Ottawa Unified School District 290 and Central Heights Unified School District 288.
How do I register to vote in Peoria Township?
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): pending.