Living in Township 11, KS: what to set up and who to call
The City of Plainville water system reported 2 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×2. 78% of systems its size reported none. Power in Township 11 comes from Midwest Energy, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Township 11, 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 Township 11.
Power comes from Midwest Energy
Midwest Energy (Midwest Energy Inc - (KS)), a cooperative utility, serves all of Township 11. Its homes paid an average of 12.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $107 a month (its average across Kansas).
Start or move service: mwenergy.com
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Plainville water system
The City of Plainville water system supplies Township 11: about 85% of residents live in its service area. Rooks Co RWD 3 serves another 15%. It draws ground water and serves 1,762 people in all.
2 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×2, the latest beginning Jul 2023. 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 4.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 88% 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. KS2016301.
4 home internet providers serve Township 11
97% of 1,142 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 90% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nex-Tech | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 99% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 86% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 80% | 100/20 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 34% | 1,000/1,000 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Township 11’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Township 11.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Township 11 is in Plainville Unified School District 270.
DSchool 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.
Township 11 is in ZIP code 67663
ZIP codes where Township 11 residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Township 11 | ZIP’s residents in Township 11 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 67663 | Plainville, KS | 100% | 85% |
A few homes fall in 67651.
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 Township 11
Who supplies Township 11’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Plainville water system (EPA ID KS2016301). It reported 2 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×2. 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 4.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Township 11?
Midwest Energy (Midwest Energy Inc - (KS)), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 12.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Township 11?
Nex-Tech, AT&T, T-Mobile, Nextlink (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Township 11?
67663. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Township 11 in?
Plainville Unified School District 270.
How do I register to vote in Township 11?
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 Rooks 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.