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The Buccaneer Bay handbook

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

Tap water in Buccaneer Bay comes from Cass Co Sid 5 - Buccaneer Bay, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result of 0.6 ppb. Power in Buccaneer Bay 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 Buccaneer Bay, 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 Buccaneer Bay.

Electricity

Power comes from Omaha Public Power District

Omaha Public Power District (Omaha Public Power District), a political subdivision utility, serves all of Buccaneer Bay. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Cass Co Sid 5 - Buccaneer Bay

Cass Co Sid 5 - Buccaneer Bay supplies Buccaneer Bay: about 91% of residents live in its service area. About 9% 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 1,417 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.

Lead, 90th percentile0.6 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 0.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 0.8 ppb. That’s lower than 58% 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. NE3120035.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Buccaneer Bay

100% of 571 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 99% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
KineticFiber, DSL100%2,000/2,000
Cox CommunicationsFiber99%2,000/35
NextlinkFixed wireless84%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless61%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless49%25/3
GigFireFixed wireless32%150/130

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Buccaneer Bay’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Buccaneer Bay.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileBuccaneer Bay has no town government of its own, so look for trash and recycling rules on the county’s site.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Buccaneer Bay kids go to
PK–4Plattsmouth Elementary Schoolin Plattsmouth
5–8Plattsmouth Middle Schoolin Plattsmouth
9–12Plattsmouth High Schoolin Plattsmouth

Buccaneer Bay is in Plattsmouth Community Schools.

CSchool gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

No town hall: the county runs things

Buccaneer Bay is unincorporated, so the county is the local government.

Local governmentThe countyBuccaneer Bay is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereCass County ClerkElections here are run by Cass County (county election office). 145 N 4th St., Room 201, Plattsmouth, NE 68048 · (402) 296-9309 · [email protected]FVAP, Jun 2025
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placevotercheck.necvr.ne.govThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Buccaneer Bay is in ZIP code 68048

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Buccaneer BayZIP’s residents in Buccaneer Bay
68048Plattsmouth, NE100%10%

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 Buccaneer Bay

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

Cass Co Sid 5 - Buccaneer Bay (EPA ID NE3120035). 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 0.6 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Buccaneer Bay?

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 Buccaneer Bay?

Kinetic, Cox Communications, Nextlink, Verizon, T-Mobile, GigFire (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Buccaneer Bay?

68048. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Buccaneer Bay in?

Plattsmouth Community Schools.

How do I register to vote in Buccaneer Bay?

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 Cass 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.