Living in Shannon Township, KS: what to set up and who to call
Pottawatomie Co RWD 2 reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule), beginning Jan 2023. The ER is a drive from Shannon Township: the closest is Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan, 16.3 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Shannon 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 Shannon Township.
Power comes from Evergy
Evergy (Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Shannon 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 Pottawatomie Co RWD 2
Pottawatomie Co RWD 2 supplies Shannon Township: about 87% of residents live in its service area. Pottawatomie 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 865 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule), beginning Jan 2023. 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 2.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 75% 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. KS2014906.
4 home internet providers serve Shannon Township
99% of 144 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 99% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Valley Tele-Communications | Fiber | 74% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Twin Valley | Fiber | 25% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 34% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 26% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Shannon Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Shannon Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Shannon Township (52%) is in Blue Valley Unified School District 384; parts are in Rock Creek Unified School District 323 (48%).
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 Sep 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Shannon Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Shannon Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Shannon Township | ZIP’s residents in Shannon Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 66549 | Westmoreland, KS | 66% | 11% |
| 66520 | Olsburg, KS | 34% | 14% |
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 Shannon Township
Who supplies Shannon Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Pottawatomie Co RWD 2 (EPA ID KS2014906). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.2 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Shannon 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 Shannon Township?
Blue Valley Tele-Communications, Twin Valley, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Shannon Township?
66549 (66%), 66520 (34%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Shannon Township in?
Blue Valley Unified School District 384. Parts of the city are in Rock Creek Unified School District 323.
How do I register to vote in Shannon 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 Pottawatomie 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.