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The Wolf River Township handbook

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

Most mail in Wolf River Township goes to 66087 (65% of residents), one of 4 ZIP codes in town. For an emergency, Hiawatha Community Hospital is the closest ER, 15.2 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Wolf River 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 Wolf River Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Evergy

Evergy (Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Wolf River 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 Doniphan Co RWD 3

Doniphan Co RWD 3 supplies Wolf River Township: about 28% of residents live in its service area. Doniphan Co RWD 5 serves another 19%. Doniphan Co RWD 6 serves another 12%. About 42% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Atchison Co RWD 5c as seller) and serves 437 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.

Lead, 90th percentile1.1 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 1.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 59% 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. KS2004301.

Internet

7 home internet providers serve Wolf River Township

94% of 196 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 72% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Rainbow Telecommunications Association dba RainbowCommunicationsFiber74%1,000/1,000
NextlinkFixed wireless68%1,000/500
Mercury FiberFixed wireless48%150/20
KWIKOM CommunicationsFixed wireless15%60/12
T-MobileFixed wireless9%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless8%300/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Wolf River Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Wolf River Township.

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

Wolf River Township kids go to
PK–6Doniphan West Elementary SchoolDoniphan West Unified School District 111
7–12Doniphan West JR/SR High Schoolin Highland

Most of Wolf River Township (92%) is in Doniphan West Unified School District 111; parts are in Troy Public Schools Unified School District 429 (8%).

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

Wolf River Township spans 4 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Wolf River TownshipZIP’s residents in Wolf River Township
66087Troy, KS65%11%
66532Robinson, KS27%17%
66008Bendena, KS4%6%
66017Denton, KS2%3%

A few homes fall in 66035.

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 Wolf River Township

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

Doniphan Co RWD 3 (EPA ID KS2004301). 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 1.1 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Wolf River 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 Wolf River Township?

Rainbow Telecommunications Association dba RainbowCommunications, Nextlink, Mercury Fiber, KWIKOM Communications, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Wolf River Township?

66087 (65%), 66532 (27%), 66008 (4%), 66017 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Wolf River Township in?

Doniphan West Unified School District 111. Parts of the city are in Troy Public Schools Unified School District 429.

How do I register to vote in Wolf River 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 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.