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The Arnold handbook

Living in Arnold, NE: what to set up and who to call

Arnold runs its own electric utility, Village of Arnold. The ER is a drive from Arnold: the closest is Callaway District Hospital, 16.6 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Arnold, 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 Arnold.

Electricity

Power comes from Village of Arnold

Village of Arnold (Village of Arnold - (NE)), a municipal utility, serves all of Arnold.

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 Village of Arnold water system

The Village of Arnold water system supplies almost all of Arnold. It draws ground water and serves 592 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile3.1 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 3.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 84% 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. NE3104102.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Arnold

100% of 386 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Great Plains CommunicationsDSL, Fiber100%2,000/2,000
VerizonFixed wireless87%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless83%100/20
Viaero WirelessFixed wireless2%100/5

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Arnold’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Arnold.

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

Arnold kids go to
PK–6Arnold Elementary SchoolArnold Public Schools
7–12Arnold High SchoolArnold Public Schools

Arnold is in Arnold Public Schools.

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 Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Arnold is in ZIP code 69120

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of ArnoldZIP’s residents in Arnold
69120Arnold, NE100%62%

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 Arnold

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

The Village of Arnold water system (EPA ID NE3104102). 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 3.1 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Arnold?

Village of Arnold (Village of Arnold - (NE)), a municipal utility.

What internet providers serve Arnold?

Great Plains Communications, Verizon, T-Mobile, Viaero Wireless (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Arnold?

69120. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Arnold in?

Arnold Public Schools.

How do I register to vote in Arnold?

In Nebraska you can register online until 18 days before Election Day, in person until 11 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 18 days before). Elections here are run by the Custer County Clerk. Check your registration at votercheck.necvr.ne.gov.

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 Sep 30, 2026 (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.