Photo: Ammodramus · Public domainLiving in Blue Hill, NE: what to set up and who to call
Blue Hill runs its own electric utility, City of Blue Hill. The ER is a drive from Blue Hill: the closest is Webster County Community Hospital, 17.2 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Blue Hill, 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 Blue Hill.
Power comes from City of Blue Hill
City of Blue Hill (City of Blue Hill - (NE)), a municipal utility, serves all of Blue Hill.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Blue Hill water system
The City of Blue Hill water system supplies almost all of Blue Hill. It draws ground water and serves 941 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 1.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.3 ppb. That’s higher than 66% 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. NE3118302.
3 home internet providers serve Blue Hill
100% of 409 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glenwood Telephone Membership | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 78% | 100/20 |
| Viaero Wireless | Fixed wireless | 10% | 150/40 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Blue Hill’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Blue Hill.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Blue Hill is in Blue Hill 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.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Apr 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Blue Hill is in ZIP code 68930
ZIP codes where Blue Hill residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Blue Hill | ZIP’s residents in Blue Hill |
|---|---|---|---|
| 68930 | Blue Hill, NE | 100% | 66% |
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 Blue Hill
Who supplies Blue Hill’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Blue Hill water system (EPA ID NE3118302). 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 1.7 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Blue Hill?
City of Blue Hill (City of Blue Hill - (NE)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Blue Hill?
Glenwood Telephone Membership, T-Mobile, Viaero Wireless (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Blue Hill?
68930. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Blue Hill in?
Blue Hill Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Blue Hill?
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 Webster 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.