Photo: Bhall87 · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Wakarusa Township, KS: what to set up and who to call
Most mail in Wakarusa Township goes to 66046 (48% of residents), one of 5 ZIP codes in town. The nearest library is Lawrence Public Library, 3.2 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Wakarusa 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 Wakarusa Township.
Power comes from Evergy
Evergy (Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Wakarusa Township. 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 Douglas Co RWD 5
Douglas Co RWD 5 supplies Wakarusa Township: about 42% of residents live in its service area. Douglas Co RWD 4 serves another 25%. Douglas Co RWD 1 serves another 6%. About 19% 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 Lawrence and Public Wholesale WSD 25 as sellers) and serves 2,500 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 2.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 80% 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. KS2004502.
7 home internet providers serve Wakarusa Township
97% of 1,025 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 29% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midco | Cable, Fiber | 79% | 5,000/5,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, Fiber, DSL | 35% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Mercury Fiber | Fixed wireless | 75% | 150/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 68% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 34% | 100/20 |
| Kansas Broadband Internet | Fixed wireless | 7% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Wakarusa Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Wakarusa Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Wakarusa Township (89%) is in Lawrence Unified School District 497; parts are in Perry Public Schools Unified School District 343 (6%) and Baldwin City Unified School District 348 (5%).
BSchool 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 Dec 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Wakarusa Township spans 5 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Wakarusa Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Wakarusa Township | ZIP’s residents in Wakarusa Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 66046 | Lawrence, KS | 48% | 5% |
| 66047 | Lawrence, KS | 33% | 4% |
| 66049 | Lawrence, KS | 10% | 1% |
| 66044 | Lawrence, KS | 5% | 0% |
| 66006 | Baldwin City, KS | 3% | 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 Wakarusa Township
Who supplies Wakarusa Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Douglas Co RWD 5 (EPA ID KS2004502). 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 2.8 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Wakarusa Township?
Evergy (Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 14.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Wakarusa Township?
Midco, AT&T, Mercury Fiber, Verizon, T-Mobile, Kansas Broadband Internet (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Wakarusa Township?
66046 (48%), 66047 (33%), 66049 (10%), 66044 (5%), 66006 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Wakarusa Township in?
Lawrence Unified School District 497. Parts of the city are in Perry Public Schools Unified School District 343 and Baldwin City Unified School District 348.
How do I register to vote in Wakarusa 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 Douglas 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.