Photo: Ammodramus · Public domainLiving in Cambridge, NE: what to set up and who to call
Cambridge runs its own electric utility, City of Cambridge. Tap water in Cambridge comes from the City of Cambridge water system, 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 1.0 ppb.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Cambridge, 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 Cambridge.
Power comes from City of Cambridge
City of Cambridge (City of Cambridge - (NE)), a municipal utility, serves all of Cambridge.
Start or move service: cambridgene.org
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Cambridge water system
The City of Cambridge water system supplies Cambridge: about 96% of residents live in its service area. About 4% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists Bic Joint Water Agency as seller) and serves 1,071 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2020–Dec 2022, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 52% 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. NE3106504.
5 home internet providers serve Cambridge
100% of 550 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge Telephone Company | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Atcjet.net | Fixed wireless | 100% | 50/5 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 95% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 87% | 100/20 |
| Viaero Wireless | Fixed wireless | 5% | 150/40 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Cambridge’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Cambridge.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Cambridge is in Cambridge Public Schools.
BSchool 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.
Cambridge is in ZIP code 69022
ZIP codes where Cambridge residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Cambridge | ZIP’s residents in Cambridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| 69022 | Cambridge, NE | 100% | 72% |
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 Cambridge
Who supplies Cambridge’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Cambridge water system (EPA ID NE3106504). 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 1.0 ppb (Jan 2020–Dec 2022), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Cambridge?
City of Cambridge (City of Cambridge - (NE)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Cambridge?
Cambridge Telephone Company, Atcjet.net, Verizon, T-Mobile, Viaero Wireless (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Cambridge?
69022. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Cambridge in?
Cambridge Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Cambridge?
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 Furnas 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.