Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church Complex · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0Living in Bow Valley, NE: what to set up and who to call
Bow Valley has no town government of its own, so Cedar County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Wynot Public Schools. Power in Bow Valley comes from Cedar-Knox Public Power Dist, a political subdivision utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Bow Valley, 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 Bow Valley.
Power comes from Cedar-Knox Public Power Dist
Cedar-Knox Public Power Dist (Cedar-Knox Public Power Dist), a political subdivision utility, serves all of Bow Valley. Its homes paid an average of 9.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $125 a month (its average across Nebraska).
Start or move service: cedarknoxppd.com · (402) 254-6291
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Bow Valley Water Works
Bow Valley Water Works supplies Bow Valley: about 84% of residents live in its service area. About 16% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 120 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 3.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.3 ppb. That’s higher than 81% 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. NE3120443.
6 home internet providers serve Bow Valley
100% of 63 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hartington Telecommunications Co | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Great Plains Communications | DSL | 48% | 10/1 |
| Great Plains Broadband | Fiber | 19% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 71% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 63% | 100/20 |
| Alpine Connective | Fixed wireless | 51% | 50/10 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Bow Valley’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Bow Valley.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Bow Valley (77%) is in Wynot Public Schools; parts are in Hartington Newcastle Public Schools (23%).
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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Bow Valley is unincorporated, so Cedar County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Apr 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Bow Valley is in ZIP code 68739
ZIP codes where Bow Valley residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Bow Valley | ZIP’s residents in Bow Valley |
|---|---|---|---|
| 68739 | Hartington, NE | 100% | 3% |
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 Bow Valley
Who supplies Bow Valley’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Bow Valley Water Works (EPA ID NE3120443). 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 3.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Bow Valley?
Cedar-Knox Public Power Dist (Cedar-Knox Public Power Dist), a political subdivision utility. Its homes paid about 9.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Bow Valley?
Hartington Telecommunications Co, Great Plains Communications, Great Plains Broadband, Verizon, T-Mobile, Alpine Connective (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Bow Valley?
68739. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Bow Valley in?
Wynot Public Schools. Parts of the city are in Hartington Newcastle Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Bow Valley?
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 Cedar 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.