Photo: Jon Roanhaus · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Stafford Township, KS: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2023 is still open for the City of Stafford water system, which supplies Stafford Township. Stafford Township runs its own electric utility, City of Stafford.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Stafford 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 Stafford Township.
Power comes from City of Stafford
City of Stafford (City of Stafford - (KS)), a municipal utility, serves 88.3% of Stafford Township residents.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Stafford water system
The City of Stafford water system supplies Stafford Township: about 89% of residents live in its service area. About 11% 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 936 people in all.
3 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule) ×3, the latest beginning Jul 2023. 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people had none. 3 older violations are still open, since 2023: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule), per EPA’s records.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 3.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.2 ppb. That’s higher than 84% 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. KS2018503.
5 home internet providers serve Stafford Township
98% of 688 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 92% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| GBT Communications | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 99% | 2,500/2,500 |
| Nextlink | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 97% | 2,000/2,000 |
| IdeaTek | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 96% | 2,500/2,500 |
| AT&T | DSL | 9% | 10/1 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 3% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Stafford Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Stafford Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Stafford Township is in Stafford Unified School District 349.
CSchool 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.
Stafford Township is in ZIP code 67578
ZIP codes where Stafford Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Stafford Township | ZIP’s residents in Stafford Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 67578 | Stafford, KS | 100% | 83% |
A few homes fall in 67576.
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 Stafford Township
Who supplies Stafford Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Stafford water system (EPA ID KS2018503). It reported 3 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule) ×3. 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.1 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Stafford Township?
City of Stafford (City of Stafford - (KS)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Stafford Township?
GBT Communications, Nextlink, IdeaTek, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Stafford Township?
67578. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Stafford Township in?
Stafford Unified School District 349.
How do I register to vote in Stafford 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 Stafford 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.