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

Water District 1 of Johnson Co has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 6.5 ppb, was higher than 94% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). The closest ER is Adventhealth Shawnee Mission, 3.1 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Prairie Village, 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 Prairie Village.

Electricity

Power comes from Evergy

Evergy (Evergy Metro), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Prairie Village. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Water District 1 of Johnson Co

Water District 1 of Johnson Co supplies almost all of Prairie Village. It draws surface water and serves 490,000 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 84 systems serving 250,001–500,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile6.5 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 6.5 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. KS2009110.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Prairie Village

100% of 9,258 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 99% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber99%1,000/35
AT&TFiber, DSL, Fixed wireless99%5,000/5,000
Google FiberFiber96%8,000/8,000
Everfast FiberFiber, Cable91%1,000/1,000
VerizonFixed wireless90%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless81%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

Trash day in Prairie Village depends on your street

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

How trash works hereTown’s haulerRepublic Services picks up at the curb for every homeprairievillageks.gov
Trash dayBy addressDepends on your addressLook up your day on prairievillageks.gov →
Pickup

Your pickup week

Furniture, appliances and bulky itemsOnce a monthOne bulky item per month during the first full week of the month; item no larger than 2' by 2' and under 45 pounds; special pickup by Republic Services may carry an extra charge. Changes to three bulk items per month when GFL takes over January 1.

From prairievillageks.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 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.

Prairie Village kids go to
PK–64 schoolsDepends on your address
7–8Indian Hills MiddleShawnee Mission Public Schools Unified School District
9–12Shawnee Mission East HighShawnee Mission Public Schools Unified School District

Prairie Village is in Shawnee Mission Public Schools Unified School District.

A−School gradeSee 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 Dec 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Prairie Village spans 4 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Prairie VillageZIP’s residents in Prairie Village
66208Prairie Village, KS79%83%
66207Overland Park, KS17%27%
66206Leawood, KS2%4%
66204Overland Park, KS1%2%

A few homes fall in 66202.

Area code913Wikidata

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 Prairie Village

Who supplies Prairie Village’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

Water District 1 of Johnson Co (EPA ID KS2009110). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 86% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 6.5 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Prairie Village?

Evergy (Evergy Metro), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Prairie Village?

Spectrum, AT&T, Google Fiber, Everfast Fiber, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Prairie Village?

66208 (79%), 66207 (17%), 66206 (2%), 66204 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Prairie Village in?

Shawnee Mission Public Schools Unified School District.

How do I register to vote in Prairie Village?

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 Johnson County Election Commissioner. 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: Prairie Village’s own website (prairievillageks.gov), read Oct 21, 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.