Living in Valley Center, KS: what to set up and who to call
Most mail in Valley Center goes to 67147 (96% of residents), one of 2 ZIP codes in town. For emergencies, Valley Center is closest to Ascension Via Christi Hospitals Wichita, 9.4 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Valley Center, 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 Valley Center.
Power comes from Evergy
Evergy (Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Valley Center. 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.
Water comes from City of Valley Center water system
The City of Valley Center water system supplies Valley Center: about 82% of residents live in its service area. Sedgwick Co RWD 2 serves another 7%. About 12% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists City of Wichita as seller) and serves 7,419 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 4.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 89% 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. KS2017318.
7 home internet providers serve Valley Center
100% of 2,788 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 91% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| IdeaTek | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 94% | 2,500/2,500 |
| Cox Communications | Cable, Fiber | 92% | 2,000/100 |
| Nextlink | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 67% | 2,000/2,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL, Fiber | 61% | 100/20 |
| KanOkla Communications | Fixed wireless | 99% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 89% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Valley Center’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Valley Center.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Valley Center (99%) is in Valley Center Public Schools Unified School District 262.
A−School 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 Sep 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Valley Center spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Valley Center residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Valley Center | ZIP’s residents in Valley Center |
|---|---|---|---|
| 67147 | Valley Center, KS | 96% | 66% |
| 67204 | Wichita, KS | 4% | 1% |
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 Valley Center
Who supplies Valley Center’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Valley Center water system (EPA ID KS2017318). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 4.2 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Valley Center?
Evergy (Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 14.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Valley Center?
IdeaTek, Cox Communications, Nextlink, AT&T, KanOkla Communications, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Valley Center?
67147 (96%), 67204 (4%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Valley Center in?
Valley Center Public Schools Unified School District 262.
How do I register to vote in Valley Center?
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 Sedgwick County Election Commissioner. 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.