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

Power in Quinter comes from Midwest Energy, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Children in Quinter attend Quinter Public Schools Unified School District 293.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Quinter, 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 Quinter.

Electricity

Power comes from Midwest Energy

Midwest Energy (Midwest Energy Inc - (KS)), a cooperative utility, serves all of Quinter. Its homes paid an average of 12.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $107 a month (its average across Kansas).

Start or move service: mwenergy.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 City of Quinter water system

The City of Quinter water system supplies almost all of Quinter. It draws ground water and serves 958 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile1.1 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 1.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.7 ppb. That’s higher than 55% 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. KS2006305.

Internet

2 home internet providers serve Quinter

100% of 520 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Nex-TechFiber100%1,000/1,000
VerizonFixed wireless89%300/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Quinter’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Quinter.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Quinter or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Quinter kids go to
PK–6Quinter ElemQuinter Public Schools Unified School District 293
7–12Quinter Jr-Sr HighQuinter Public Schools Unified School District 293

Quinter is in Quinter Public Schools Unified School District 293.

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.

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

Quinter is in ZIP code 67752

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of QuinterZIP’s residents in Quinter
67752Quinter, KS100%67%
Area code785Wikidata

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 Quinter

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

The City of Quinter water system (EPA ID KS2006305). 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 1.1 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Quinter?

Midwest Energy (Midwest Energy Inc - (KS)), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 12.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Quinter?

Nex-Tech, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Quinter?

67752. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Quinter in?

Quinter Public Schools Unified School District 293.

How do I register to vote in Quinter?

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 Gove 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.