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The Valley Brook Township handbook

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

All of Valley Brook Township gets its mail under one ZIP code, 66451. The ER is a drive from Valley Brook Township: the closest is Coffey County Hospital, 28.8 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Valley Brook Township, 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 Valley Brook Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Evergy

Evergy (Evergy Metro), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Valley Brook Township. Its homes paid an average of 13.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $129 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from City of Lyndon water system

The City of Lyndon water system supplies Valley Brook Township: about 68% of residents live in its service area. Osage Co RWD 3 serves another 12%. Osage Co RWD 6 serves another 10%. Osage Co RWD 7 serves another 8%. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Public Wholesale WSD 12 as seller) and serves 1,049 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.

Lead, 90th percentile1.5 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 1.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 13.0 ppb. That’s higher than 63% 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. KS2013901.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Valley Brook Township

88% of 752 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
BrightspeedDSL74%60/5
Mediacom XtreamCable70%1,000/50
Mercury FiberFixed wireless76%150/20
T-MobileFixed wireless35%25/3
KWIKOM CommunicationsFixed wireless29%60/12
CMA WirelessFixed wireless3%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Valley Brook Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Valley Brook Township.

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

Valley Brook Township kids go to
PK–8Lyndon ElemLyndon Unified School District 421
9–12Lyndon HighLyndon Unified School District 421

Most of Valley Brook Township (98%) is in Lyndon Unified School District 421.

B−School gradeSee 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 Dec 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Valley Brook Township is in ZIP code 66451

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Valley Brook TownshipZIP’s residents in Valley Brook Township
66451Lyndon, KS99%86%

A few homes fall in 66523, 66528.

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 Valley Brook Township

Who supplies Valley Brook Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The City of Lyndon water system (EPA ID KS2013901). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.5 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Valley Brook Township?

Evergy (Evergy Metro), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Valley Brook Township?

Brightspeed, Mediacom Xtream, Mercury Fiber, T-Mobile, KWIKOM Communications, CMA Wireless (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Valley Brook Township?

66451. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Valley Brook Township in?

Lyndon Unified School District 421.

How do I register to vote in Valley Brook Township?

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 Osage 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.