Living in Pleasant View Township, KS: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in most of Pleasant View Township comes from Crawford Co RWD 5, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection. For a library card, the closest branch is Weir Public Library, 6.1 miles out.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Pleasant View 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 Pleasant View Township.
Power comes from Evergy
Evergy (Evergy Kansas South, Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Pleasant View Township. Its homes paid an average of 14.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $125 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 Crawford Co RWD 5
Crawford Co RWD 5 supplies Pleasant View Township: about 50% of residents live in its service area. Cherokee Co RWD 4 serves another 20%. Cherokee Co RWD 7 serves another 20%. Cherokee Co RWD 1 serves another 11%. It draws ground water and serves 2,200 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 2020–Dec 2022, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. 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. KS2003702.
6 home internet providers serve Pleasant View Township
94% of 284 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 64% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Craw Kan Telephone Cooperative | Fiber, DSL | 69% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Cox Communications | Cable | 12% | 2,000/35 |
| Wisper | Fixed wireless | 66% | 400/30 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 51% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 33% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 13% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Pleasant View Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Pleasant View Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Pleasant View Township (95%) is in Columbus Unified School District 493; parts are in Cherokee Unified School District 247 (3%).
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 Dec 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Pleasant View Township spans 5 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Pleasant View Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Pleasant View Township | ZIP’s residents in Pleasant View Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 66762 | Pittsburg, KS | 51% | 1% |
| 66781 | Weir, KS | 35% | 18% |
| 66739 | Galena, KS | 8% | 1% |
| 66773 | Scammon, KS | 4% | 4% |
| 66725 | Columbus, KS | 3% | 0% |
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 Pleasant View Township
Who supplies Pleasant View Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Crawford Co RWD 5 (EPA ID KS2003702). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2020–Dec 2022), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Pleasant View Township?
Evergy (Evergy Kansas South, Inc.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 14.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Pleasant View Township?
Craw Kan Telephone Cooperative, Cox Communications, Wisper, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Pleasant View Township?
66762 (51%), 66781 (35%), 66739 (8%), 66773 (4%), 66725 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Pleasant View Township in?
Columbus Unified School District 493. Parts of the city are in Cherokee Unified School District 247.
How do I register to vote in Pleasant View 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 Cherokee 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.