Living in Soldier Township, KS: what to set up and who to call
Most mail in Soldier Township goes to 66618 (51% of residents), one of 2 ZIP codes in town. Most of Soldier Township has one wired internet choice: Cox Communications.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Soldier 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 Soldier Township.
Power comes from Evergy
Evergy (Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Soldier 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 Shawnee Co RWD 4c
Shawnee Co RWD 4c supplies Soldier Township: about 80% of residents live in its service area. City of Topeka serves another 17%. About 4% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists City of Topeka as seller) and serves 12,000 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 2.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 71% 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. KS2017718.
7 home internet providers serve Soldier Township
98% of 5,881 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 12% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cox Communications | Cable, Fiber | 93% | 2,000/100 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 24% | 50/10 |
| Mercury Fiber | Fixed wireless | 81% | 150/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 61% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 30% | 100/20 |
| Kansas Broadband Internet | Fixed wireless | 16% | 60/10 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Soldier Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Soldier Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Soldier Township (90%) is in Seaman Unified School District 345; parts are in Jefferson West Unified School District 340 (10%).
B+School 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 2017; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Soldier Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Soldier Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Soldier Township | ZIP’s residents in Soldier Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 66618 | Topeka, KS | 51% | 78% |
| 66617 | Topeka, KS | 48% | 82% |
A few homes fall in 66512.
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 Soldier Township
Who supplies Soldier Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Shawnee Co RWD 4c (EPA ID KS2017718). 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 2.1 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Soldier 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 Soldier Township?
Cox Communications, AT&T, Mercury Fiber, Verizon, T-Mobile, Kansas Broadband Internet (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Soldier Township?
66618 (51%), 66617 (48%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Soldier Township in?
Seaman Unified School District 345. Parts of the city are in Jefferson West Unified School District 340.
How do I register to vote in Soldier 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 Shawnee County Election Commissioner. 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.