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The White Cloud handbook

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

The City of White Cloud water system reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule), beginning May 2023. Rainbow Communications wires most of White Cloud, and 94% of addresses can get fiber.

I’m new in town

What to set up in White Cloud, 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 White Cloud.

Electricity

Power comes from Evergy

Evergy (Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of White Cloud. 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 City of White Cloud water system

The City of White Cloud water system supplies almost all of White Cloud. It draws ground water and serves 115 people in all.

1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule), beginning May 2023. 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people had none.

Lead, 90th percentile1.4 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 1.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 64% 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. KS2004309.

Internet

3 home internet providers serve White Cloud

94% of 96 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 94% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Rainbow CommunicationsFiber93%2,000/2,000
BrightspeedDSL, Fixed wireless9%40/3
NextlinkFixed wireless84%800/400

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have White Cloud’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in White Cloud.

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

White Cloud kids go to
PK–6Doniphan West Elementary Schoolin Denton
7–12Doniphan West JR/SR High Schoolin Highland

White Cloud is in Doniphan West Unified School District 111.

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 Sep 2020; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

White Cloud is in ZIP code 66094

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of White CloudZIP’s residents in White Cloud
66094White Cloud, KS100%30%

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 White Cloud

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

The City of White Cloud water system (EPA ID KS2004309). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule). 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.4 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in White Cloud?

Evergy (Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 14.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve White Cloud?

Rainbow Communications, Brightspeed, Nextlink (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in White Cloud?

66094. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is White Cloud in?

Doniphan West Unified School District 111.

How do I register to vote in White Cloud?

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: 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.