Living in Rock Creek Township, KS: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in most of Rock Creek Township comes from the City of Waverly water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection. The nearest emergency room is Coffey County Hospital, 15.3 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Rock Creek 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 Rock Creek Township.
Power comes from Evergy
Evergy (Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Rock Creek 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 City of Waverly water system
The City of Waverly water system supplies Rock Creek Township: about 61% of residents live in its service area. Osage Co RWD 4 serves another 25%. About 12% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Public Wholesale WSD 12 as seller) and serves 574 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.4 ppb. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. KS2003108.
5 home internet providers serve Rock Creek Township
81% of 433 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 68% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| MT Networks | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 97% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Brightspeed | DSL, Fixed wireless | 67% | 100/10 |
| KWIKOM Communications | Fixed wireless | 56% | 60/12 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 41% | 25/6 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 19% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Rock Creek Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Rock Creek Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Rock Creek Township is in Lebo-Waverly Unified School District 243.
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 Sep 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Rock Creek Township is in ZIP code 66871
ZIP codes where Rock Creek Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Rock Creek Township | ZIP’s residents in Rock Creek Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 66871 | Waverly, KS | 100% | 70% |
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 Rock Creek Township
Who supplies Rock Creek Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Waverly water system (EPA ID KS2003108). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Rock Creek 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 Rock Creek Township?
MT Networks, Brightspeed, KWIKOM Communications, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Rock Creek Township?
66871. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Rock Creek Township in?
Lebo-Waverly Unified School District 243.
How do I register to vote in Rock Creek 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 Coffey 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.