First Territorial Capitol · Photo: David von Riesen · Public domainLiving in Smoky Hill Township, KS: what to set up and who to call
Smoky Hill Township spans 2 ZIP codes; 66442 holds the most residents (92%). For emergencies, Smoky Hill Township is closest to Stormont Vail Health Flint Hills, 3.7 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Smoky Hill 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 Smoky Hill Township.
Power comes from Evergy
Evergy (Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Smoky Hill 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 Frusi Water Treatment Plant
Frusi Water Treatment Plant supplies Smoky Hill Township: about 88% of residents live in its service area. About 9% 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 35,784 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 1.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 51% 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. KS2006114.
8 home internet providers serve Smoky Hill Township
97% of 504 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 51% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brightspeed | DSL, Fiber | 45% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Twin Valley | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 37% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Vyve Broadband | Cable | 29% | 2,000/50 |
| Cox Communications | Cable | 18% | 2,000/100 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 34% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 25% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Smoky Hill Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Smoky Hill Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Smoky Hill Township (52%) is in Geary County Schools Unified School District 475; parts are in Chapman Unified School District 473 (48%).
BSchool 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 Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Smoky Hill Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Smoky Hill Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Smoky Hill Township | ZIP’s residents in Smoky Hill Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 66442 | Fort Riley, KS | 92% | 50% |
| 66441 | Junction City, KS | 8% | 3% |
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 Smoky Hill Township
Who supplies Smoky Hill Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Frusi Water Treatment Plant (EPA ID KS2006114). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.2 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Smoky Hill 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 Smoky Hill Township?
Brightspeed, Twin Valley, Vyve Broadband, Cox Communications, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Smoky Hill Township?
66442 (92%), 66441 (8%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Smoky Hill Township in?
Geary County Schools Unified School District 475. Parts of the city are in Chapman Unified School District 473.
How do I register to vote in Smoky Hill 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 Geary 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.