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The Wellington handbook

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

Wellington runs its own electric utility, City of Wellington. Tap water in Wellington comes from the City of Wellington water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Wellington, 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 Wellington.

Electricity

Power comes from City of Wellington

City of Wellington (City of Wellington - (KS)), a municipal utility, serves 93.5% of Wellington residents.

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 Wellington water system

The City of Wellington water system supplies almost all of Wellington. It draws surface water and serves 7,664 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 7.9 ppb. 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. KS2019119.

Internet

9 home internet providers serve Wellington

100% of 3,584 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 96% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
KanOkla CommunicationsFixed wireless, Fiber100%2,000/2,000
USA ConnectionsCable99%1,000/30
Cox CommunicationsFiber89%1,000/35
AT&TFixed wireless, DSL15%25/3
NextlinkFixed wireless100%1,000/500
T-MobileFixed wireless68%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

Trash day in Wellington is Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday, depending on your street

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Wellington, from the town’s own site.

Trash dayTue, Wed or ThuDepends on your address
Pickup

Your pickup week

  • TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (Tue, Wed or Thu)
Drop-off

Wellington Area Recycling Center

We couldn’t find its opening hours.

Yard waste drop-off

City of Wellington Compost Site

2300 E. Lincoln Ave., Wellington, KS 67152

Furniture, appliances and bulky itemsLarge items (mattresses, appliances, furniture) not collected on regular routes; call Public Works at 620-326-7831 for special pickup, which may have a charge

From cityofwellington.net, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Wellington kids go to
K–54 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Wellington Middle SchoolWellington Unified School District 353
9–12Wellington High SchoolWellington Unified School District 353

Wellington is in Wellington Unified School District 353.

CSchool gradeSee 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 2017; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Wellington is in ZIP code 67152

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of WellingtonZIP’s residents in Wellington
67152Wellington, KS100%85%

A few homes fall in 67103.

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 Wellington

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

The City of Wellington water system (EPA ID KS2019119). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Wellington?

City of Wellington (City of Wellington - (KS)), a municipal utility.

What internet providers serve Wellington?

KanOkla Communications, USA Connections, Cox Communications, AT&T, Nextlink, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Wellington?

67152. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Wellington in?

Wellington Unified School District 353.

How do I register to vote in Wellington?

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 Sumner 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: Wellington’s own website (cityofwellington.net), read Oct 23, 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.