Living in Thomas Township, KS: what to set up and who to call
Power in Thomas Township comes from Western Coop Electric Assn, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Ellsworth County Medical Center, 12.4 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Thomas 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 Thomas Township.
Power comes from Western Coop Electric Assn
Western Coop Electric Assn (Western Coop Electric Assn Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Thomas Township. Its homes paid an average of 14.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $127 a month (its average across Kansas).
Start or move service: westerncoop.com
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Ellsworth Co RWD 1
Ellsworth Co RWD 1 supplies almost all of Thomas Township. It draws surface water and serves 3,128 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 1.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 61% 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. KS2005309.
3 home internet providers serve Thomas Township
71% of 27 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 71% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home Telephone | Fiber | 74% | 1,000/100 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 52% | 100/20 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 19% | 500/200 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Thomas Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Thomas Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Thomas Township (83%) is in Central Plains Unified School District 112; parts are in Ellsworth Unified School District 327 (17%).
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 Dec 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Thomas Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Thomas Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Thomas Township | ZIP’s residents in Thomas Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 67444 | Geneseo, KS | 75% | 9% |
| 67439 | Ellsworth, KS | 25% | 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 Thomas Township
Who supplies Thomas Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Ellsworth Co RWD 1 (EPA ID KS2005309). 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 1.5 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Thomas Township?
Western Coop Electric Assn (Western Coop Electric Assn Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 14.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Thomas Township?
Home Telephone, T-Mobile, Nextlink (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Thomas Township?
67444 (75%), 67439 (25%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Thomas Township in?
Central Plains Unified School District 112. Parts of the city are in Ellsworth Unified School District 327.
How do I register to vote in Thomas 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 Ellsworth 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.