Living in Richland Township, KS: what to set up and who to call
Richland Township spans 3 ZIP codes; 67131 holds the most residents (51%). Douglass Public Library, 9.8 miles away, is the closest library to Richland Township.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Richland 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 Richland Township.
Power comes from Evergy
Evergy (Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Richland 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 Cowley Co RWD 5
Cowley Co RWD 5 supplies Richland Township: about 86% of residents live in its service area. Cowley Co RWD 4 serves another 9%. Cowley Co RWD 7 serves another 5%. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists City of Burden and City of Winfield as sellers) and serves 2,000 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 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.1 ppb. That’s higher than 69% 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. KS2003508.
7 home internet providers serve Richland Township
95% of 70 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 45% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Valley | Fixed wireless, DSL | 76% | 300/75 |
| Wheat State Technologies | Fiber | 39% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Velocity Internet | Fiber | 6% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 37% | 300/20 |
| KWIKOM Communications | Fixed wireless | 33% | 60/12 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 21% | 700/200 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Richland Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Richland Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Richland Township (83%) is in Central Unified School District 462; parts are in Udall Unified School District 463 (13%) and Winfield Unified School District 465 (3%).
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 Aug 2015; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Richland Township spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Richland Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Richland Township | ZIP’s residents in Richland Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 67131 | Rock, KS | 51% | 31% |
| 67008 | Atlanta, KS | 28% | 10% |
| 67156 | Winfield, KS | 20% | 0% |
A few homes fall in 67019, 67039.
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 Richland Township
Who supplies Richland Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Cowley Co RWD 5 (EPA ID KS2003508). 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 2.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Richland 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 Richland Township?
Twin Valley, Wheat State Technologies, Velocity Internet, Verizon, KWIKOM Communications, Nextlink (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Richland Township?
67131 (51%), 67008 (28%), 67156 (20%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Richland Township in?
Central Unified School District 462. Parts of the city are in Udall Unified School District 463 and Winfield Unified School District 465.
How do I register to vote in Richland 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 Cowley 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.