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The Township 8 handbook

Living in Township 8, KS: what to set up and who to call

Township 8 spans 3 ZIP codes; 66838 holds the most residents (86%). The nearest emergency room is St. Luke Hospital & Living Center, 19 miles away.

Which school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes

I’m new in town

What to set up in Township 8, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

PowerEvergyinvestor-owned utility · 14.6¢/kWhMore →Internet3 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Township 8’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolCentre Unified School District 397Which school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP codes66838, 67449, 66859Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Township 8.

Electricity

Power comes from Evergy

Evergy (Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Township 8. 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.

Internet

3 home internet providers serve Township 8

100% of 115 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Tri-County TelephoneFiber100%2,500/2,500
VerizonFixed wireless3%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless3%25/3

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Township 8’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Township 8.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Township 8 or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Township 8 kids go to
PK–12Centrein Lost Springs

Most of Township 8 (93%) is in Centre Unified School District 397; parts are in Morris County Unified School District 417 (6%).

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.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Town HallBudget, officials, electionsTownship 8’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereMorris County ClerkElections here are run by Morris County (county election office). 501 W Main St.; Suite 9, Council Grove, KS 66846-1791 · (620) 767-5518 · [email protected]FVAP, Dec 2025
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placemyvoteinfo.voteks.orgThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Dec 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Township 8 spans 3 ZIP codes

ZIP codes where Township 8 residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Township 8ZIP’s residents in Township 8
66838Burdick, KS86%94%
67449Herington, KS7%0%
66859Lost Springs, KS7%7%

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

Getting around, the ER and the library

One line each; the subject pages have the rest.

Nearest emergency roomSt. Luke Hospital & Living Center19 miles awayGet a library cardElm Creek Township Library213 North 5th St. · (785) 497-2289

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Township 8

Who provides electricity in Township 8?

Evergy (Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 14.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Township 8?

Tri-County Telephone, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Township 8?

66838 (86%), 67449 (7%), 66859 (7%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Township 8 in?

Centre Unified School District 397. Parts of the city are in Morris County Unified School District 417.

How do I register to vote in Township 8?

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 Morris County Clerk. Check your registration at myvoteinfo.voteks.org.

Sources & dates

Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.

  • 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.