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The Sedan handbook

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

The City of Sedan water system reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (HAA5), beginning Jan 2025. Chautauqua County Community Unified School District 286 runs the public schools in Sedan.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Sedan, 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 Sedan.

Electricity

Power comes from Evergy

Evergy (Evergy Kansas South, Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Sedan. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from City of Sedan water system

The City of Sedan water system supplies almost all of Sedan. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Public Wholesale WSD 20 as seller) and serves 1,005 people in all.

1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (HAA5), beginning Jan 2025. 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people had none.

Lead, 90th percentile3.4 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 3.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 5.1 ppb. That’s higher than 86% 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. KS2001903.

Internet

2 home internet providers serve Sedan

11% of 656 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
AT&TDSL, Fixed wireless76%100/20
T-MobileFixed wireless67%25/3

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Sedan’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Sedan.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Sedan 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.

Sedan kids go to
PK–5Sedan ElemChautauqua County Community Unified School District 286
6–12Sedan HighChautauqua County Community Unified School District 286

Sedan is in Chautauqua County Community Unified School District 286.

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 Aug 2015; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Sedan is in ZIP code 67361

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of SedanZIP’s residents in Sedan
67361Sedan, KS100%57%

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 Sedan

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

The City of Sedan water system (EPA ID KS2001903). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (HAA5). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.4 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Sedan?

Evergy (Evergy Kansas South, Inc.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 14.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Sedan?

AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Sedan?

67361. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Sedan in?

Chautauqua County Community Unified School District 286.

How do I register to vote in Sedan?

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 Chautauqua 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.