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The David City handbook

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

David City runs its own electric utility, City of David City. Tap water in David City comes from the City of David City 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 below detection.

I’m new in town

What to set up in David City, 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 David City.

Electricity

Power comes from City of David City

City of David City (City of David City -(NE)), a municipal utility, serves 94.5% of David City residents.

Start or move service: davidcityne.com · (402) 367-3135

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 David City water system

The City of David City water system supplies almost all of David City. It draws ground water and serves 3,000 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 percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.7 ppb. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.

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. NE3102301.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve David City

100% of 1,233 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 76% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber95%1,000/35
KineticFiber, DSL90%2,000/2,000
GigFireFixed wireless100%150/130
VerizonFixed wireless87%300/20
Rise BroadbandFixed wireless71%25/5
T-MobileFixed wireless13%25/3

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have David City’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in David City.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

David City kids go to
PK–6David City Elementary SchoolDavid City Public Schools
7–12David City Secondary SchoolDavid City Public Schools

David City is in David City Public Schools.

A−School gradeSee 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

David City is in ZIP code 68632

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of David CityZIP’s residents in David City
68632David City, NE100%76%
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 David City

Who supplies David City’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The City of David City water system (EPA ID NE3102301). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in David City?

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

What internet providers serve David City?

Spectrum, Kinetic, GigFire, Verizon, Rise Broadband, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in David City?

68632. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is David City in?

David City Public Schools.

How do I register to vote in David City?

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 Butler 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.