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The Viola handbook

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

Every home in Viola is in ZIP code 67149. The ER is a drive from Viola: the closest is Via Christi Hospital Wichita St. Teresa, 18.2 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Viola, 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 Viola.

Electricity

Power comes from Evergy

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

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from City of Viola water system

The City of Viola water system supplies almost all of Viola. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists Sumner Co RWD 5 as seller) and serves 115 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.

Lead, 90th percentile2.1 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2024, was 2.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.1 ppb. That’s higher than 74% 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. KS2017313.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Viola

98% of 86 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Twin ValleyDSL, Cable, Fixed wireless100%1,000/25
Haviland TelephoneFixed wireless97%50/10
KWIKOM CommunicationsFixed wireless17%60/12
NextlinkFixed wireless16%100/20
T-MobileFixed wireless8%25/3
IdeaTekFixed wireless3%25/5

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Viola’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Viola.

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

Viola kids go to
PK–5Conway Springs Kyle Truebloodin Conway Springs
6–8Conway Springs Middle Schoolin Conway Springs
9–12Conway Springs High Schoolin Conway Springs

Viola is in Conway Springs Unified School District 356.

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 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Viola is in ZIP code 67149

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of ViolaZIP’s residents in Viola
67149Viola, KS100%11%
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 Viola

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

The City of Viola water system (EPA ID KS2017313). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.1 ppb (Jan–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Viola?

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

What internet providers serve Viola?

Twin Valley, Haviland Telephone, KWIKOM Communications, Nextlink, T-Mobile, IdeaTek (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Viola?

67149. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Viola in?

Conway Springs Unified School District 356.

How do I register to vote in Viola?

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.