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

Roxbury has no town government of its own, so McPherson County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Smoky Valley Unified School District 400. Tap water in Roxbury comes from Mcpherson Co RWD 1, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 23% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result of 0.5 ppb.

Roxbury has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in McPherson County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Roxbury’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Roxbury, 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 Roxbury.

Electricity

Power comes from Evergy

Evergy (Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Roxbury. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Mcpherson Co RWD 1

Mcpherson Co RWD 1 supplies almost all of Roxbury. It draws ground water and serves 176 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.

Lead, 90th percentile0.5 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 0.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 56% 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. KS2011301.

Internet

3 home internet providers serve Roxbury

100% of 62 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Home TelephoneFiber100%1,000/100
T-MobileFixed wireless58%100/20
NextlinkFixed wireless5%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Roxbury’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Roxbury.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileRoxbury has no town government of its own, so look for trash and recycling rules on the county’s site.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Roxbury kids go to
PK–4Soderstrom Elemin Lindsborg
5–8Smoky Valley Middle Schoolin Lindsborg
9–12Smoky Valley Highin Lindsborg

Roxbury is in Smoky Valley Unified School District 400.

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

No town hall: the county runs things

Roxbury is unincorporated, so McPherson County is the local government.

Local governmentMcPherson CountyRoxbury is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereMcPherson County ClerkElections here are run by McPherson County (county election office). 117 N. Maple; PO Box 425, McPherson, KS 67460-0676 · (620) 241-3656 · [email protected]FVAP, Jul 2019
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placemyvoteinfo.voteks.orgThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jul 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Roxbury spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of RoxburyZIP’s residents in Roxbury
67476Roxbury, KS94%100%
67448Gypsum, KS6%0%

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 Roxbury

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

Mcpherson Co RWD 1 (EPA ID KS2011301). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.5 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Roxbury?

Evergy (Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 14.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Roxbury?

Home Telephone, T-Mobile, Nextlink (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Roxbury?

67476 (94%), 67448 (6%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Roxbury in?

Smoky Valley Unified School District 400.

How do I register to vote in Roxbury?

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 McPherson 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.