Living in Ross Township, KS: what to set up and who to call
Ross Township spans 5 ZIP codes; 66773 holds the most residents (32%). For emergencies, Ross Township is closest to Mercy Hospital Columbus, 7.3 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Ross 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 Ross Township.
Power comes from Evergy
Evergy (Evergy Kansas South, Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Ross Township. Its homes paid an average of 14.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $125 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 Cherokee Co RWD 4
Cherokee Co RWD 4 supplies Ross Township: about 43% of residents live in its service area. City of West Mineral serves another 24%. Cherokee Co RWD 5 serves another 12%. City of Roseland serves another 10%. Cherokee Co RWD 3 serves another 7%. About 6% 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 1,500 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 2023–Dec 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.9 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. KS2002102.
6 home internet providers serve Ross Township
69% of 410 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 43% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Craw Kan Telephone Cooperative | Fiber, DSL | 76% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Brightspeed | DSL | 21% | 80/10 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 76% | 300/20 |
| Wisper | Fixed wireless | 53% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 10% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 5% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Ross Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Ross Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Ross Township (65%) is in Cherokee Unified School District 247; parts are in Columbus Unified School District 493 (35%).
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 Dec 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ross Township spans 5 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Ross Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Ross Township | ZIP’s residents in Ross Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 66773 | Scammon, KS | 32% | 30% |
| 66782 | West Mineral, KS | 24% | 100% |
| 66725 | Columbus, KS | 22% | 3% |
| 66724 | Cherokee, KS | 14% | 10% |
| 66753 | Mc Cune, KS | 7% | 5% |
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 Ross Township
Who supplies Ross Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Cherokee Co RWD 4 (EPA ID KS2002102). 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 Ross Township?
Evergy (Evergy Kansas South, Inc.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 14.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Ross Township?
Craw Kan Telephone Cooperative, Brightspeed, Verizon, Wisper, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Ross Township?
66773 (32%), 66782 (24%), 66725 (22%), 66724 (14%), 66753 (7%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Ross Township in?
Cherokee Unified School District 247. Parts of the city are in Columbus Unified School District 493.
How do I register to vote in Ross 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 Cherokee 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.