Photo: Ammodramus · Public domainLiving in Broken Bow, NE: what to set up and who to call
Broken Bow runs its own electric utility, City of Broken Bow. Great Plains Broadband and CenturyLink wire most of Broken Bow, and 100% of addresses can get fiber.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Broken Bow, 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 Broken Bow.
Power comes from City of Broken Bow
City of Broken Bow (City of Broken Bow - (NE)), a municipal utility, serves 92.9% of Broken Bow residents.
Start or move service: cityofbrokenbow.org · (308) 872-6884
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Broken Bow water system
The City of Broken Bow water system supplies almost all of Broken Bow. It draws ground water and serves 3,568 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 2.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 73% 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. NE3104105.
5 home internet providers serve Broken Bow
100% of 1,639 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Plains Broadband | Fiber, Cable | 100% | 2,000/2,000 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 92% | 60/5 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 86% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 10% | 300/20 |
| Viaero Wireless | Fixed wireless | 2% | 150/40 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Broken Bow
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Broken Bow, from the town’s own site.
Custer Transfer Station
79849 Hwy 2, Broken Bow, NE 68822
- Mon10 am–noon, 1 pm–5:30 pm
- Tue10 am–noon, 1 pm–5:30 pm
- Wed10 am–noon, 1 pm–5:30 pm
- Thu10 am–noon, 1 pm–5:30 pm
- Fri10 am–noon, 1 pm–5:30 pm
- Sat10 am–noon, 1 pm–5:30 pm
- Mon1 pm–5:30 pm
- Wed1 pm–5:30 pm
- Sat1 pm–5:30 pm
From cityofbrokenbow.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026-04-28, 2026-04-28T21:06:10-05:00. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Broken Bow is in Broken Bow Public Schools.
B+School gradeSee 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 Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Broken Bow is in ZIP code 68822
ZIP codes where Broken Bow residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Broken Bow | ZIP’s residents in Broken Bow |
|---|---|---|---|
| 68822 | Broken Bow, NE | 100% | 75% |
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 Broken Bow
Who supplies Broken Bow’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Broken Bow water system (EPA ID NE3104105). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.2 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Broken Bow?
City of Broken Bow (City of Broken Bow - (NE)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Broken Bow?
Great Plains Broadband, CenturyLink, T-Mobile, Verizon, Viaero Wireless (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Broken Bow?
68822. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Broken Bow in?
Broken Bow Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Broken Bow?
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: Broken Bow’s own website (cityofbrokenbow.org), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.