Living in Vicksburg Township, KS: what to set up and who to call
Mitchell Co RWD 3 reported 18 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×18. 78% of systems its size reported none. Power in Vicksburg Township comes from Prairie Land Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Vicksburg Township, 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 Vicksburg Township.
Power comes from Prairie Land Electric Coop
Prairie Land Electric Coop (Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Vicksburg Township. Its homes paid an average of 14.8¢ per kWh in 2025, about $124 a month (its average across Kansas).
Start or move service: prairielandelectric.com
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Mitchell Co RWD 3
Mitchell Co RWD 3 supplies Vicksburg Township: about 83% of residents live in its service area. 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 Beloit as seller) and serves 2,048 people in all.
18 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×18, the latest beginning Apr 2026. 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. 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. KS2012309.
3 home internet providers serve Vicksburg Township
100% of 14 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cunningham Fiber | Fiber | 93% | 2,500/2,500 |
| Nex-Tech | Fiber | 7% | 1,000/1,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 50% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Vicksburg Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Vicksburg Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Vicksburg Township (99%) is in Rock Hills Unified School District 107.
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 Sep 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Vicksburg Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Vicksburg Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Vicksburg Township | ZIP’s residents in Vicksburg Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 66963 | Randall, KS | 86% | 12% |
| 66942 | Formoso, KS | 14% | 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 Vicksburg Township
Who supplies Vicksburg Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Mitchell Co RWD 3 (EPA ID KS2012309). It reported 18 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×18. 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Vicksburg Township?
Prairie Land Electric Coop (Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 14.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Vicksburg Township?
Cunningham Fiber, Nex-Tech, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Vicksburg Township?
66963 (86%), 66942 (14%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Vicksburg Township in?
Rock Hills Unified School District 107.
How do I register to vote in Vicksburg 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 Jewell 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.