Living in Sherman Township, KS: what to set up and who to call
Leavenworth Co RWD 7 has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 9.1 ppb, was higher than 98% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). Sherman Township has its own library, Linwood Community Library District #1, at 19649 Linwood Rd.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Sherman 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 Sherman Township.
Power comes from Evergy
Evergy (Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Sherman 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 Leavenworth Co RWD 7
Leavenworth Co RWD 7 supplies Sherman Township: about 68% of residents live in its service area. Leavenworth Co RWD 10 serves another 16%. City of Linwood serves another 13%. It draws ground water and serves 3,000 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 2021–Dec 2023, was 9.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 98% 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. KS2010320.
8 home internet providers serve Sherman Township
95% of 1,166 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 54% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midco | Fiber, Cable | 73% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Brightspeed | DSL, Fixed wireless | 32% | 80/10 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 25% | 25/3 |
| Mercury Fiber | Fixed wireless | 87% | 150/20 |
| Nexus Air Fiber | Fixed wireless | 84% | 65/10 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 80% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Sherman Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Sherman Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Sherman Township (83%) is in Basehor-Linwood Unified School District 458; parts are in Bonner Springs Unified School District 204 (12%) and Tonganoxie Unified School District 464 (5%).
ASchool gradeSee 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.
Sherman Township spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Sherman Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Sherman Township | ZIP’s residents in Sherman Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 66052 | Linwood, KS | 56% | 76% |
| 66012 | Bonner Springs, KS | 41% | 11% |
| 66086 | Tonganoxie, KS | 3% | 1% |
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 Sherman Township
Who supplies Sherman Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Leavenworth Co RWD 7 (EPA ID KS2010320). 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 9.1 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Sherman 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 Sherman Township?
Midco, Brightspeed, AT&T, Mercury Fiber, Nexus Air Fiber, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Sherman Township?
66052 (56%), 66012 (41%), 66086 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Sherman Township in?
Basehor-Linwood Unified School District 458. Parts of the city are in Bonner Springs Unified School District 204 and Tonganoxie Unified School District 464.
How do I register to vote in Sherman 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 Leavenworth 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.