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The Delight Township handbook

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

Power in Delight Township comes from Custer Public Power District, a political subdivision utility rather than a private company. Public schools here are run by Callaway Public Schools.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Delight Township, 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 Delight Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Custer Public Power District

Custer Public Power District (Custer Public Power District), a political subdivision utility, serves all of Delight Township. Its homes paid an average of 13.1¢ per kWh in 2025, about $174 a month (its average across Nebraska).

Start or move service: www.custerpower.com · (308) 872-2451

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 Village of Callaway water system

The Village of Callaway water system supplies Delight Township: about 76% of residents live in its service area. About 24% 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 563 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 percentile1.9 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 1.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.1 ppb. That’s higher than 68% 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. NE3104111.

Internet

2 home internet providers serve Delight Township

96% of 409 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 92% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Great Plains CommunicationsFiber, DSL94%2,000/2,000
T-MobileFixed wireless77%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Delight Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Delight Township.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Delight Township or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Delight Township kids go to
PK–6Callaway Elementary SchoolCallaway Public Schools
7–12Callaway High SchoolCallaway Public Schools

Delight Township is in Callaway 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

Delight Township is in ZIP code 68825

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Delight TownshipZIP’s residents in Delight Township
68825Callaway, NE100%72%

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 Delight Township

Who supplies Delight Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The Village of Callaway water system (EPA ID NE3104111). 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 1.9 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Delight Township?

Custer Public Power District (Custer Public Power District), a political subdivision utility. Its homes paid about 13.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Delight Township?

Great Plains Communications, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Delight Township?

68825. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Delight Township in?

Callaway Public Schools.

How do I register to vote in Delight Township?

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: 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.