Photo: Srudisell · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Topeka, KS: what to set up and who to call
Topeka spans 12 ZIP codes; 66614 holds the most residents (21%). Topeka has its own train station.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Topeka, 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 Topeka.
Power comes from Evergy
Evergy (Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Topeka. 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 Topeka water system
The City of Topeka water system supplies almost all of Topeka. It draws surface water and serves 125,963 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 332 systems serving 100,001–250,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 1.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.4 ppb. That’s higher than 54% 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. KS2017701.
7 home internet providers serve Topeka
98% of 47,199 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 64% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cox Communications | Cable, Fiber | 96% | 2,000/100 |
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 95% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Giant Communications | Fiber | 9% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 84% | 300/20 |
| Mercury Fiber | Fixed wireless | 48% | 150/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 33% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
A county or regional provider runs trash and recycling for Topeka
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Topeka, from the town’s own site.
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check topeka.gov →
From topeka.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 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.
Most of Topeka (57%) is in Topeka Public Schools Unified School District 501; parts are in Auburn-Washburn Unified School District 437 (20%) and Seaman Unified School District 345 (13%) and Shawnee Heights Unified School District 450 (9%).
CSchool 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.
Topeka spans 12 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Topeka residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Topeka | ZIP’s residents in Topeka |
|---|---|---|---|
| 66614 | Topeka, KS | 21% | 87% |
| 66604 | Topeka, KS | 18% | 100% |
| 66605 | Topeka, KS | 12% | 80% |
| 66606 | Topeka, KS | 9% | 100% |
| 66607 | Topeka, KS | 8% | 96% |
| 66611 | Topeka, KS | 8% | 100% |
| 66609 | Topeka, KS | 5% | 90% |
| 66616 | Topeka, KS | 4% | 98% |
| 66608 | Topeka, KS | 4% | 100% |
| 66610 | Topeka, KS | 4% | 49% |
| 66612 | Topeka, KS | 2% | 100% |
| 66603 | Topeka, KS | 1% | 100% |
A few homes fall in 66617, 66615, 66621, 66618, 66622. 66601, 66620, 66624, 66625, 66626, 66629, 66630, 66636, 66647, 66667, 66675, 66683, 66699 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs with no homes.
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.
Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Topeka
Who supplies Topeka’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Topeka water system (EPA ID KS2017701). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 86% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.4 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Topeka?
Evergy (Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 14.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Topeka?
Cox Communications, AT&T, Giant Communications, Verizon, Mercury Fiber, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Topeka?
66614 (21%), 66604 (18%), 66605 (12%), 66606 (9%), 66607 (8%), 66611 (8%), 66609 (5%), 66616 (4%), 66608 (4%), 66610 (4%), 66612 (2%), 66603 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Topeka in?
Topeka Public Schools Unified School District 501. Parts of the city are in Auburn-Washburn Unified School District 437 and Seaman Unified School District 345 and Shawnee Heights Unified School District 450.
How do I register to vote in Topeka?
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: Topeka’s own website (topeka.gov), 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.