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The Turon handbook

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

The City of Turon water system reported 2 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: nitrate ×2. 77% of systems its size reported none. Power in Turon comes from Ninnescah Rural E C A, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.

I’m new in town

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

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Turon.

Electricity

Power comes from Ninnescah Rural E C A

Ninnescah Rural E C A (Ninnescah Rural E C A Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Turon.

Start or move service: ninnescah.com

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from City of Turon water system

The City of Turon water system supplies almost all of Turon. It draws ground water and serves 304 people in all.

2 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: nitrate ×2, the latest beginning Apr 2026. 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people had none.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.6 ppb. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.

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. KS2015503.

Internet

3 home internet providers serve Turon

100% of 236 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
South Central Telephone AssnFiber100%1,000/1,000
NextlinkFixed wireless75%100/20
IdeaTekFixed wireless44%100/10

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Turon’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Turon.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Turon 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.

Turon kids go to
PK–12Fairfield Schoolsin Langdon

Turon is in Fairfield Unified School District 310.

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.

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

ZIP codes & area codes

Turon is in ZIP code 67583

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of TuronZIP’s residents in Turon
67583Turon, KS100%34%
Area code620Wikidata

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.

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

Questions about living in Turon

Who supplies Turon’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The City of Turon water system (EPA ID KS2015503). It reported 2 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: nitrate ×2. 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Turon?

Ninnescah Rural E C A (Ninnescah Rural E C A Inc), a cooperative utility.

What internet providers serve Turon?

South Central Telephone Assn, Nextlink, IdeaTek (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Turon?

67583. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Turon in?

Fairfield Unified School District 310.

How do I register to vote in Turon?

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 Reno 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.