Photo: Palbert01 · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Zurich, KS: what to set up and who to call
Rooks Co RWD 3 reported 11 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: nitrate ×11. 77% of systems its size reported none. Power in Zurich comes from Midwest Energy, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Zurich, 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 Zurich.
Power comes from Midwest Energy
Midwest Energy (Midwest Energy Inc - (KS)), a cooperative utility, serves all of Zurich. Its homes paid an average of 12.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $107 a month (its average across Kansas).
Start or move service: mwenergy.com
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Rooks Co RWD 3
Rooks Co RWD 3 supplies almost all of Zurich. It draws ground water and serves 380 people in all.
11 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: nitrate ×11, the latest beginning Oct 2025. 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 2.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.9 ppb. That’s higher than 79% 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. KS2016308.
3 home internet providers serve Zurich
100% of 85 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nex-Tech | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 26% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 19% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Zurich’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Zurich.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Zurich is in Palco Unified School District 269.
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 Dec 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Zurich is in ZIP code 67663
ZIP codes where Zurich residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Zurich | ZIP’s residents in Zurich |
|---|---|---|---|
| 67663 | Plainville, KS | 100% | 4% |
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 Zurich
Who supplies Zurich’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Rooks Co RWD 3 (EPA ID KS2016308). It reported 11 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: nitrate ×11. 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.7 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Zurich?
Midwest Energy (Midwest Energy Inc - (KS)), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 12.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Zurich?
Nex-Tech, Nextlink, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Zurich?
67663. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Zurich in?
Palco Unified School District 269.
How do I register to vote in Zurich?
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 Rooks 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.