Photo: Bhall87 · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Powhattan, KS: what to set up and who to call
The City of Powhattan water system has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 7.4 ppb, was higher than 94% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). Brightspeed is the only wired internet provider that reaches most of Powhattan.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Powhattan, 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 Powhattan.
Power comes from Evergy
Evergy (Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Powhattan. 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.
Water comes from City of Powhattan water system
The City of Powhattan water system supplies Powhattan: about 94% of residents live in its service area. About 6% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists Brown Co RWD 2 as seller) and serves 68 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 7.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 94% 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. KS2001303.
4 home internet providers serve Powhattan
99% of 55 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brightspeed | DSL | 69% | 100/10 |
| KWIKOM Communications | Fixed wireless | 100% | 60/12 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 98% | 700/300 |
| Mercury Fiber | Fixed wireless | 80% | 150/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Powhattan’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Powhattan.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Powhattan is in South Brown County Unified School District 430.
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.
Powhattan is in ZIP code 66527
ZIP codes where Powhattan residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Powhattan | ZIP’s residents in Powhattan |
|---|---|---|---|
| 66527 | Powhattan, KS | 100% | 31% |
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 Powhattan
Who supplies Powhattan’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Powhattan water system (EPA ID KS2001303). 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 7.4 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Powhattan?
Evergy (Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 14.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Powhattan?
Brightspeed, KWIKOM Communications, Nextlink, Mercury Fiber (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Powhattan?
66527. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Powhattan in?
South Brown County Unified School District 430.
How do I register to vote in Powhattan?
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 Brown 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.