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The Phillipsburg Township handbook

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

Power in Phillipsburg Township comes from Midwest Energy, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. The nearest library is Phillipsburg City Library, 2.8 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Phillipsburg Township, 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 Phillipsburg Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Midwest Energy

Midwest Energy (Midwest Energy Inc - (KS)), a cooperative utility, serves all of Phillipsburg Township. Its homes paid an average of 12.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $107 a month (its average across Kansas).

Start or move service: mwenergy.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 Phillips Co RWD 1

Phillips Co RWD 1 supplies almost all of Phillipsburg Township. It draws ground water and serves 432 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.

Lead, 90th percentile2.1 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 2.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 74% 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. KS2014709.

Internet

3 home internet providers serve Phillipsburg Township

95% of 148 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 63% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Nex-TechFixed wireless, Fiber97%1,000/1,000
NextlinkFixed wireless78%1,000/1,000
T-MobileFixed wireless61%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

Trash day in Phillipsburg Township depends on your street

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Phillipsburg Township, from the town’s own site.

Trash dayBy addressDepends on your address
Pickup

Your pickup week

  • TrashEvery week, on your street’s day
What goes in the recycling bin

Accepted at the curb

  • Paper
  • Cardboard
  • Plastics
  • Glass
  • Aluminum, tin and steel cans

From cityofphillipsburg.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Phillipsburg Township kids go to
PK–4Phillipsburg Elemin Phillipsburg
5–8Phillipsburg Middlein Phillipsburg
9–12Phillipsburg Highin Phillipsburg

Phillipsburg Township is in Phillipsburg Unified School District 325.

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 Sep 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Phillipsburg Township is in ZIP code 67661

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Phillipsburg TownshipZIP’s residents in Phillipsburg Township
67661Phillipsburg, KS100%8%
Area code785Wikidata

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 Phillipsburg Township

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

Phillips Co RWD 1 (EPA ID KS2014709). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.1 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Phillipsburg Township?

Midwest Energy (Midwest Energy Inc - (KS)), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 12.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Phillipsburg Township?

Nex-Tech, Nextlink, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Phillipsburg Township?

67661. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Phillipsburg Township in?

Phillipsburg Unified School District 325.

How do I register to vote in Phillipsburg 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 Phillips 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: Phillipsburg Township’s own website (cityofphillipsburg.com), read Oct 22, 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.