Living in Sycamore, KS: what to set up and who to call
Sycamore has no town government of its own, so Montgomery County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Independence Unified School District 446. Tap water in Sycamore comes from Montgomery Co RWD 4, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Sycamore, 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 Sycamore.
Power comes from Evergy
Evergy (Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Sycamore. 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 Montgomery Co RWD 4
Montgomery Co RWD 4 supplies almost all of Sycamore. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists City of Independence as seller) and serves 745 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. KS2012501.
7 home internet providers serve Sycamore
99% of 64 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sparklight | Cable | 80% | 1,000/50 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 95% | 1,000/500 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 61% | 100/20 |
| KWIKOM Communications | Fixed wireless | 58% | 60/12 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 58% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 12% | 25/6 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Sycamore’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Sycamore.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Sycamore is in Independence Unified School District 446.
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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Sycamore is unincorporated, so Montgomery County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Dec 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Sycamore spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Sycamore residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Sycamore | ZIP’s residents in Sycamore |
|---|---|---|---|
| 67363 | Sycamore, KS | 70% | 100% |
| 67301 | Independence, KS | 30% | 0% |
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 Sycamore
Who supplies Sycamore’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Montgomery Co RWD 4 (EPA ID KS2012501). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Sycamore?
Evergy (Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 14.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Sycamore?
Sparklight, Nextlink, AT&T, KWIKOM Communications, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Sycamore?
67363 (70%), 67301 (30%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Sycamore in?
Independence Unified School District 446.
How do I register to vote in Sycamore?
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 Montgomery 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.