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The Seward Township handbook

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

Power in Seward Township comes from Southern Pioneer Electric Company, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. The nearest library is Dudley Township Library, 10.8 miles away.

Which school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes

I’m new in town

What to set up in Seward Township, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

PowerSouthern Pioneer Electric Companycooperative utility · 16.4¢/kWhMore →
InternetWhich providers serve Seward TownshipData pending · FCC map (D4)
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Seward Township’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolKismet-Plains Unified School District 483Which school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP codes67859, 67869, 67870 +2Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Seward Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Southern Pioneer Electric Company

Southern Pioneer Electric Company (Southern Pioneer Electric Company), a cooperative utility, serves all of Seward Township. Its homes paid an average of 16.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $124 a month (its average across Kansas).

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Internet

Which providers serve Seward Township

Data pending · D4

This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Seward Township, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.

Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Seward Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Seward Township.

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

Seward Township kids go to
PK–123 schoolsDepends on your address

Most of Seward Township (45%) is in Kismet-Plains Unified School District 483; parts are in Sublette Unified School District 374 (24%) and Satanta Unified School District 507 (20%) and Moscow Public Schools Unified School District 209 (10%).

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.

Town HallBudget, officials, electionsSeward Township’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereSeward County ClerkElections here are run by Seward County (county election office). Its listing was last updated in 2017, so we don’t show its contacts: check myvoteinfo.voteks.org.FVAP, Sep 2017
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 Sep 2017; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Seward Township spans 5 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Seward TownshipZIP’s residents in Seward Township
67859Kismet, KS38%16%
67869Plains, KS29%5%
67870Satanta, KS15%2%
67952Moscow, KS14%6%
67877Sublette, KS4%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.

Nearest emergency roomSatanta District Hospital, Clinics, & Ltcu10.7 miles awayGet a library cardDudley Township Library105 Sequoyah Street · (620) 649-2213

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Seward Township

Who provides electricity in Seward Township?

Southern Pioneer Electric Company (Southern Pioneer Electric Company), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 16.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What ZIP codes are in Seward Township?

67859 (38%), 67869 (29%), 67870 (15%), 67952 (14%), 67877 (4%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Seward Township in?

Kismet-Plains Unified School District 483. Parts of the city are in Sublette Unified School District 374 and Satanta Unified School District 507 and Moscow Public Schools Unified School District 209.

How do I register to vote in Seward 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 Seward County Clerk. Check your registration at myvoteinfo.voteks.org.

Sources & dates

Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.

  • 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): pending.