Photo: Steve Meirowsky (Wikipedia) (Flickr) · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Walton, KS: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in Walton comes from the City of Walton water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 23% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result of 0.7 ppb. For a library card, the closest branch is Walton Community Library, 0.1 miles out.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Walton, 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 Walton.
Power comes from Evergy
Evergy (Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Walton. 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 Walton water system
The City of Walton water system supplies almost all of Walton. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists Harvey Co RWD 1 as seller) and serves 217 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 0.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 52% 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. KS2007908.
6 home internet providers serve Walton
100% of 129 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 99% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| IdeaTek | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 100% | 2,500/2,500 |
| KanOkla Communications | Fixed wireless | 100% | 100/20 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 98% | 1,000/500 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 61% | 100/20 |
| KWIKOM Communications | Fixed wireless | 52% | 60/12 |
| Velocity Internet | Fixed wireless | 50% | 250/150 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Walton’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Walton.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Walton is in Newton Unified School District 373.
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 Dec 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Walton is in ZIP code 67151
ZIP codes where Walton residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Walton | ZIP’s residents in Walton |
|---|---|---|---|
| 67151 | Walton, KS | 100% | 48% |
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 Walton
Who supplies Walton’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Walton water system (EPA ID KS2007908). 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 0.7 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Walton?
Evergy (Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 14.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Walton?
IdeaTek, KanOkla Communications, Nextlink, T-Mobile, KWIKOM Communications, Velocity Internet (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Walton?
67151. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Walton in?
Newton Unified School District 373.
How do I register to vote in Walton?
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 Harvey 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.