Living in Township 4, KS: what to set up and who to call
Harper Co RWD 4 reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a bacteria testing requirement (Revised Total Coliform Rule), beginning Sep 2022. Power in Township 4 comes from Wheatland Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Township 4, 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 4.
Power comes from Wheatland Electric Coop
Wheatland Electric Coop (Wheatland Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Township 4. Its homes paid an average of 15.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $130 a month (its average across Kansas).
Start or move service: weci.net · (620) 376-4231
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Harper Co RWD 4
Harper Co RWD 4 supplies Township 4: about 75% of residents live in its service area. City of Bluff City serves another 25%. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists City of Argonia as seller) and serves 110 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a bacteria testing requirement (Revised Total Coliform Rule), beginning Sep 2022. 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.6 ppb. That’s higher than 52% 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. KS2007708.
3 home internet providers serve Township 4
100% of 140 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 99% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| KanOkla Telephone Association | Fiber | 99% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 39% | 700/200 |
| Chisholm Broadband | Fixed wireless | 6% | 100/25 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Township 4’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Township 4.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Township 4 is in Chaparral Schools Unified School District 361.
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.
Township 4 spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Township 4 residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Township 4 | ZIP’s residents in Township 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 67018 | Bluff City, KS | 67% | 95% |
| 67049 | Freeport, KS | 33% | 69% |
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 4
Who supplies Township 4’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Harper Co RWD 4 (EPA ID KS2007708). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a bacteria testing requirement (Revised Total Coliform Rule). 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Township 4?
Wheatland Electric Coop (Wheatland Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 15.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Township 4?
KanOkla Telephone Association, Nextlink, Chisholm Broadband (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Township 4?
67018 (67%), 67049 (33%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Township 4 in?
Chaparral Schools Unified School District 361.
How do I register to vote in Township 4?
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 Harper 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.