Photo: Ichabod · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Pratt, KS: what to set up and who to call
The City of Pratt water system reported 8 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: nitrate ×8. 80% of systems its size reported none. Pratt runs its own electric utility, City of Pratt.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Pratt, 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 Pratt.
Power comes from City of Pratt
City of Pratt (City of Pratt- (KS)), a municipal utility, serves 94.0% of Pratt residents.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Pratt water system
The City of Pratt water system supplies Pratt: about 95% of residents live in its service area. About 5% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 6,573 people in all.
8 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: nitrate ×8, the latest beginning Apr 2026. 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 2.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 4.8 ppb. That’s higher than 75% 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. KS2015103.
7 home internet providers serve Pratt
99% of 3,069 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 93% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nextlink | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 97% | 2,000/2,000 |
| IdeaTek | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 95% | 2,500/2,500 |
| Cox Communications | Cable | 92% | 2,000/100 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 24% | 100/20 |
| South Central Wireless | Fiber | 6% | 1,000/1,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 88% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Pratt depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Pratt, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayFind your street’s day on cityofprattks.com →
Holidays change the pickup schedule: check the town’s calendar for those weeks.
From cityofprattks.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 05/07/2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Pratt is in Pratt Unified School District 382.
B+School gradeSee 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.
Pratt is in ZIP code 67124
ZIP codes where Pratt residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Pratt | ZIP’s residents in Pratt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 67124 | Pratt, KS | 100% | 83% |
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 Pratt
Who supplies Pratt’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Pratt water system (EPA ID KS2015103). It reported 8 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: nitrate ×8. 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.4 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Pratt?
City of Pratt (City of Pratt- (KS)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Pratt?
Nextlink, IdeaTek, Cox Communications, AT&T, South Central Wireless, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Pratt?
67124. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Pratt in?
Pratt Unified School District 382.
How do I register to vote in Pratt?
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 Pratt 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: Pratt’s own website (cityofprattks.com), 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.