Photo: Jared Winkler · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Boys Town, NE: what to set up and who to call
Metropolitan Utilities District has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 12.3 ppb, was higher than 97% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). Power in Boys Town comes from Omaha Public Power District, a political subdivision utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Boys Town, 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 Boys Town.
Power comes from Omaha Public Power District
Omaha Public Power District (Omaha Public Power District), a political subdivision utility, serves all of Boys Town. Its homes paid an average of 13.3¢ per kWh in 2025, about $121 a month (its average across Nebraska).
Start or move service: oppd.com · (402) 536-4131
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Metropolitan Utilities District
Metropolitan Utilities District supplies Boys Town: about 16% of residents live in its service area. About 84% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 660,000 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 93% of the 42 systems serving 500,001–1,000,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 12.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 97% 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. NE3105507.
6 home internet providers serve Boys Town
98% of 95 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 11% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cox Communications | Cable | 75% | 2,000/35 |
| Great Plains Broadband | Fiber | 2% | 2,000/2,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 68% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 52% | 300/20 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 46% | 500/100 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 18% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 3 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Boys Town.
UnderTheSink
4001 South 120th Street, Omaha, NE · run by City of Omaha
This isn’t Boys Town’s own facility. Whether Boys Town residents may use it is the town’s rule: check boystown.org.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Boys Town is in Millard 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 Feb 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Boys Town is in ZIP code 68010
ZIP codes where Boys Town residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Boys Town | ZIP’s residents in Boys Town |
|---|---|---|---|
| 68010 | Boys Town, NE | 100% | 100% |
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 Boys Town
Who supplies Boys Town’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Metropolitan Utilities District (EPA ID NE3105507). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 93% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 12.3 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Boys Town?
Omaha Public Power District (Omaha Public Power District), a political subdivision utility. Its homes paid about 13.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Boys Town?
Cox Communications, Great Plains Broadband, T-Mobile, Verizon, Nextlink, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Boys Town?
68010. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Boys Town in?
Millard Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Boys Town?
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 Douglas Election Commissioner. 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.