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

Curtis runs its own electric utility, City of Curtis. The City of Curtis water system has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 7.5 ppb, was higher than 96% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15).

I’m new in town

What to set up in Curtis, 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 Curtis.

Electricity

Power comes from City of Curtis

City of Curtis (City of Curtis - (NE)), a municipal utility, serves all of Curtis.

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 City of Curtis water system

The City of Curtis water system supplies almost all of Curtis. It draws ground water and serves 806 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile7.5 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 7.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 96% 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. NE3106302.

Internet

3 home internet providers serve Curtis

100% of 390 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
ConsolidatedFiber100%500/500
Atcjet.netFixed wireless45%50/5
VerizonFixed wireless8%300/20

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

Trash & recycling

Trash and recycling in Curtis

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Curtis, from the town’s own site.

Furniture, appliances and bulky itemsCity trash department community roll-off dumpster at 303 Howard Avenue for large items such as furniture and cabinets; ask Curtis Light & Water about prohibited items

We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check curtis-ne.gov →

From curtis-ne.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Curtis kids go to
PK–5Medicine Valley ElementaryMedicine Valley Public Schools
6–8Medicine Valley Middle SchoolMedicine Valley Public Schools
9–12Medicine Valley High SchoolMedicine Valley Public Schools

Curtis is in Medicine Valley 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.

Government & voting

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.

ZIP codes & area codes

Curtis is in ZIP code 69025

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of CurtisZIP’s residents in Curtis
69025Curtis, NE100%73%
Area code402Wikidata

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 Curtis

Who supplies Curtis’ drinking water, and has it had violations?

The City of Curtis water system (EPA ID NE3106302). 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 7.5 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Curtis?

City of Curtis (City of Curtis - (NE)), a municipal utility.

What internet providers serve Curtis?

Consolidated, Atcjet.net, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Curtis?

69025. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Curtis in?

Medicine Valley Public Schools.

How do I register to vote in Curtis?

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 Frontier 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: Curtis’ own website (curtis-ne.gov), read Oct 23, 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.