Photo: Eric Friedebach · CC BY 2.0Living in Zenda, KS: what to set up and who to call
Power in Zenda comes from Wheatland Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. The nearest emergency room is Kingman Healthcare Center, 16.5 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Zenda, 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 Zenda.
Power comes from Wheatland Electric Coop
Wheatland Electric Coop (Wheatland Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Zenda. Its homes paid an average of 15.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $130 a month (its average across Kansas).
Start or move service: weci.net · (620) 376-4231
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Zenda water system
The City of Zenda water system supplies almost all of Zenda. It draws ground water and serves 69 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 2.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.9 ppb. That’s higher than 78% 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. KS2009506.
3 home internet providers serve Zenda
100% of 63 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zenda Telephone Company | Fiber | 100% | 200/25 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 98% | 100/20 |
| Haviland Telephone | Fixed wireless | 75% | 50/10 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Zenda’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Zenda.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Zenda is in Cunningham Unified School District 332.
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.
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.
Zenda is in ZIP code 67159
ZIP codes where Zenda residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Zenda | ZIP’s residents in Zenda |
|---|---|---|---|
| 67159 | Zenda, KS | 100% | 38% |
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 Zenda
Who supplies Zenda’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Zenda water system (EPA ID KS2009506). 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 2.6 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Zenda?
Wheatland Electric Coop (Wheatland Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 15.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Zenda?
Zenda Telephone Company, Nextlink, Haviland Telephone (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Zenda?
67159. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Zenda in?
Cunningham Unified School District 332.
How do I register to vote in Zenda?
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 Kingman 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.