Photo: Kswx29 · CC BY 3.0Living in Tecumseh Township, KS: what to set up and who to call
Shawnee Co RWD 8 has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 9.1 ppb, was higher than 98% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library, 7.3 miles away, is the closest library to Tecumseh Township.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Tecumseh 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 Tecumseh Township.
Power comes from Evergy
Evergy (Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Tecumseh 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 8
Shawnee Co RWD 8 supplies Tecumseh Township: about 95% of residents live in its service area. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Douglas Co RWD 3 and City of Topeka as sellers) and serves 6,073 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 9.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 98% 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. KS2017708.
5 home internet providers serve Tecumseh Township
96% of 3,113 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 33% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cox Communications | Cable | 83% | 2,000/100 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless | 77% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 72% | 300/20 |
| Mercury Fiber | Fixed wireless | 29% | 150/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 19% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Tecumseh Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Tecumseh Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Tecumseh Township is in Shawnee Heights Unified School District 450.
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 2017; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Tecumseh Township spans 5 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Tecumseh Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Tecumseh Township | ZIP’s residents in Tecumseh Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 66605 | Topeka, KS | 50% | 20% |
| 66542 | Tecumseh, KS | 40% | 85% |
| 66607 | Topeka, KS | 5% | 4% |
| 66609 | Topeka, KS | 3% | 3% |
| 66616 | Topeka, KS | 2% | 2% |
A few homes fall in 66050.
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 Tecumseh Township
Who supplies Tecumseh Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Shawnee Co RWD 8 (EPA ID KS2017708). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 9.1 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Tecumseh 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 Tecumseh Township?
Cox Communications, AT&T, Verizon, Mercury Fiber, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Tecumseh Township?
66605 (50%), 66542 (40%), 66607 (5%), 66609 (3%), 66616 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Tecumseh Township in?
Shawnee Heights Unified School District 450.
How do I register to vote in Tecumseh 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.