Living in Prospect Township, KS: what to set up and who to call
Most mail in Prospect Township goes to 67042 (98% of residents), one of 2 ZIP codes in town. Velocity Internet is the only wired internet provider that reaches most of Prospect Township.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Prospect 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 Prospect Township.
Power comes from Evergy
Evergy (Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Prospect Township. 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 Butler Co RWD 6
Butler Co RWD 6 supplies Prospect Township: about 62% of residents live in its service area. Butler Co RWD 1 serves another 22%. Butler Co RWD 3 serves another 17%. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists City of Augusta and City of El Dorado as sellers) and serves 2,655 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 2022–Dec 2024, was 4.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 91% 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. KS2001530.
8 home internet providers serve Prospect Township
100% of 518 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 8% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Velocity Internet | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 92% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Cox Communications | Cable | 41% | 2,000/35 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 11% | 25/3 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 87% | 1,000/500 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 62% | 300/20 |
| KWIKOM Communications | Fixed wireless | 31% | 60/12 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Prospect Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Prospect Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Prospect Township (56%) is in Flinthills Unified School District 492; parts are in Bluestem Unified School District 205 (26%) and El Dorado Unified School District 490 (18%).
C−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 Sep 2017; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Prospect Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Prospect Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Prospect Township | ZIP’s residents in Prospect Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 67042 | El Dorado, KS | 98% | 13% |
| 67074 | Leon, KS | 2% | 3% |
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 Prospect Township
Who supplies Prospect Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Butler Co RWD 6 (EPA ID KS2001530). 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 4.5 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Prospect Township?
Evergy (Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 14.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Prospect Township?
Velocity Internet, Cox Communications, AT&T, Nextlink, Verizon, KWIKOM Communications (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Prospect Township?
67042 (98%), 67074 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Prospect Township in?
Flinthills Unified School District 492. Parts of the city are in Bluestem Unified School District 205 and El Dorado Unified School District 490.
How do I register to vote in Prospect 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 Butler 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.