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The Wheatland Township handbook

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

Most mail in Wheatland Township goes to 67448 (54% of residents), one of 2 ZIP codes in town. Tri-County Telephone wires most of Wheatland Township, and 100% of addresses can get fiber.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Wheatland Township, 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 Wheatland Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Evergy

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

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Dickinson Co RWD 2

Dickinson Co RWD 2 supplies almost all of Wheatland Township. It buys ground water influenced by surface water (EPA lists City of Abilene as seller) and serves 1,703 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.

Lead, 90th percentile1.3 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 1.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 58% 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. KS2004106.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Wheatland Township

100% of 69 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Tri-County TelephoneFiber91%2,500/2,500
Home CommunicationsFiber9%1,000/100
NextlinkFixed wireless61%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless39%300/20
Twin ValleyFixed wireless36%100/25

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Wheatland Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Wheatland Township.

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

Wheatland Township kids go to
PK–54 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Chapman Middle Schoolin Chapman
9–12Chapman Highin Chapman

Most of Wheatland Township (83%) is in Chapman Unified School District 473; parts are in Southeast of Saline Unified School District 306 (17%).

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

ZIP codes & area codes

Wheatland Township spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Wheatland TownshipZIP’s residents in Wheatland Township
67448Gypsum, KS54%6%
67410Abilene, KS46%1%

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 Wheatland Township

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

Dickinson Co RWD 2 (EPA ID KS2004106). 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 1.3 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Wheatland 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 Wheatland Township?

Tri-County Telephone, Home Communications, Nextlink, Verizon, Twin Valley (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Wheatland Township?

67448 (54%), 67410 (46%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Wheatland Township in?

Chapman Unified School District 473. Parts of the city are in Southeast of Saline Unified School District 306.

How do I register to vote in Wheatland 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 Dickinson 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.