Photo: TwistedMan1328 · CC BY 4.0Living in Tonganoxie, KS: what to set up and who to call
All of Tonganoxie gets its mail under one ZIP code, 66086. Public schools here are run by Tonganoxie Unified School District 464.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Tonganoxie, 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 Tonganoxie.
Power comes from Evergy
Evergy (Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Tonganoxie. 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 City of Tonganoxie water system
The City of Tonganoxie water system supplies Tonganoxie: about 70% of residents live in its service area. Leavenworth Co RWD 9 serves another 26%. About 4% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys ground water influenced by surface water (EPA lists Kansas City Board of Public Utilities as seller) and serves 5,702 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–Dec 2023, was 1.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.3 ppb. That’s higher than 56% 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. KS2010306.
7 home internet providers serve Tonganoxie
100% of 2,221 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 4% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midco | Cable, Fiber | 100% | 1,250/60 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless | 49% | 25/3 |
| Mercury Fiber | Fixed wireless | 93% | 150/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 89% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 64% | 100/20 |
| Wisper | Fixed wireless | 41% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Tonganoxie depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Tonganoxie, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayFind your street’s day on tonganoxie.org →
- RecyclingEvery other weekCheck which week on tonganoxie.org →
- Bulky itemsOnce a month
When a holiday falls on a weekday, pickup slides one day later for the rest of that week.
From tonganoxie.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated April 1, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Tonganoxie is in Tonganoxie Unified School District 464.
B−School 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.
Tonganoxie is in ZIP code 66086
ZIP codes where Tonganoxie residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Tonganoxie | ZIP’s residents in Tonganoxie |
|---|---|---|---|
| 66086 | Tonganoxie, KS | 100% | 52% |
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 Tonganoxie
Who supplies Tonganoxie’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Tonganoxie water system (EPA ID KS2010306). 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 1.3 ppb (Jan–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Tonganoxie?
Evergy (Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 14.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Tonganoxie?
Midco, AT&T, Mercury Fiber, Verizon, T-Mobile, Wisper (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Tonganoxie?
66086. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Tonganoxie in?
Tonganoxie Unified School District 464.
How do I register to vote in Tonganoxie?
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 Leavenworth 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: Tonganoxie’s own website (tonganoxie.org), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.