Photo: Art davis · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Sedgwick Township, KS: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in most of Sedgwick Township comes from the City of Sedgwick 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. Sedgwick/Lillian Tear, at 511 N. Commercial, is the library in town.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Sedgwick 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 Sedgwick Township.
Power comes from Evergy
Evergy (Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Sedgwick 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 Sedgwick water system
The City of Sedgwick water system supplies Sedgwick Township: about 80% of residents live in its service area. About 20% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists Public Wholesale WSD 17 as seller) and serves 1,598 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 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. 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. KS2007904.
8 home internet providers serve Sedgwick Township
100% of 731 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 82% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 99% | 2,000/2,000 |
| IdeaTek | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 89% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Cox Communications | Cable | 75% | 2,000/100 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless | 12% | 10/1 |
| KanOkla Communications | Fixed wireless | 100% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 83% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Sedgwick Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Sedgwick Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Sedgwick Township (64%) is in Sedgwick Public Schools Unified School District 439; parts are in Halstead Unified School District 440 (33%) and Newton Unified School District 373 (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 Dec 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Sedgwick Township spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Sedgwick Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Sedgwick Township | ZIP’s residents in Sedgwick Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 67135 | Sedgwick, KS | 96% | 50% |
| 67056 | Halstead, KS | 2% | 1% |
| 67114 | Newton, KS | 2% | 0% |
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 Sedgwick Township
Who supplies Sedgwick Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Sedgwick water system (EPA ID KS2007904). 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 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Sedgwick 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 Sedgwick Township?
Nextlink, IdeaTek, Cox Communications, AT&T, KanOkla Communications, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Sedgwick Township?
67135 (96%), 67056 (2%), 67114 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Sedgwick Township in?
Sedgwick Public Schools Unified School District 439. Parts of the city are in Halstead Unified School District 440 and Newton Unified School District 373.
How do I register to vote in Sedgwick 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 Harvey 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.