Living in Sylvia, KS: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2024 is still open for the City of Sylvia water system. Power in Sylvia comes from Ninnescah Rural E C A, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Sylvia, 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 Sylvia.
Power comes from Ninnescah Rural E C A
Ninnescah Rural E C A (Ninnescah Rural E C A Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Sylvia.
Start or move service: ninnescah.com
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Sylvia water system
The City of Sylvia water system supplies almost all of Sylvia. It draws ground water and serves 210 people in all.
19 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: nitrate ×18, a bacteria testing requirement (Revised Total Coliform Rule), the latest beginning Apr 2026. 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people had none. 1 older violation is still open, since 2024: a bacteria testing requirement (Revised Total Coliform Rule), per EPA’s records.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, was 3.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 13.0 ppb. That’s higher than 83% 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. KS2015502.
Which providers serve Sylvia
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Sylvia, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.
Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.
We don’t have Sylvia’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Sylvia.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Sylvia is in Fairfield Unified School District 310.
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.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Sylvia is in ZIP code 67581
ZIP codes where Sylvia residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Sylvia | ZIP’s residents in Sylvia |
|---|---|---|---|
| 67581 | Sylvia, KS | 100% | 55% |
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 Sylvia
Who supplies Sylvia’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Sylvia water system (EPA ID KS2015502). It reported 19 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: nitrate ×18, a bacteria testing requirement (Revised Total Coliform Rule). 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.1 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Sylvia?
Ninnescah Rural E C A (Ninnescah Rural E C A Inc), a cooperative utility.
What ZIP codes are in Sylvia?
67581. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Sylvia in?
Fairfield Unified School District 310.
How do I register to vote in Sylvia?
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 Reno 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): pending.