Wathena Fruit Growers' Association Building · Photo: Kristi Bender · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Wathena, KS: what to set up and who to call
Wathena runs its own electric utility, City of Wathena. Riverside Unified School District 114 runs the public schools in Wathena.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Wathena, 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 Wathena.
Power comes from City of Wathena
City of Wathena (City of Wathena - (KS)), a municipal utility, serves all of Wathena.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Wathena water system
The City of Wathena water system supplies Wathena: about 90% of residents live in its service area. Doniphan Co RWD 5 serves another 11%. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists City of Elwood as seller) and serves 1,242 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 1.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 68% 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. KS2004308.
8 home internet providers serve Wathena
100% of 573 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Communications | Fiber, Cable | 99% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Brightspeed | DSL, Fixed wireless | 79% | 100/10 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 62% | 25/3 |
| Mercury Fiber | Fixed wireless | 87% | 150/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 84% | 300/20 |
| KWIKOM Communications | Fixed wireless | 34% | 60/12 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Curbside recycling in Wathena: once a month
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Wathena, from the town’s own site.
Accepted at the curb
- Glass - any color
- Paper - newspapers, mail, office paper, magazines, catalogs, etc.
- Metal cans - food and beverage cans (tin and aluminum)
- Aluminum foil and aluminum pie tins
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check wathenakansas.com →
From wathenakansas.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Wathena is in Riverside Unified School District 114.
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 Sep 2020; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Wathena is in ZIP code 66090
ZIP codes where Wathena residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Wathena | ZIP’s residents in Wathena |
|---|---|---|---|
| 66090 | Wathena, 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 Wathena
Who supplies Wathena’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Wathena water system (EPA ID KS2004308). 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 1.9 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Wathena?
City of Wathena (City of Wathena - (KS)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Wathena?
Rainbow Communications, Brightspeed, AT&T, Mercury Fiber, Verizon, KWIKOM Communications (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Wathena?
66090. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Wathena in?
Riverside Unified School District 114.
How do I register to vote in Wathena?
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 Doniphan 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: Wathena’s own website (wathenakansas.com), read Oct 22, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.