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The Dwight handbook

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

Tap water in Dwight comes from the Village of Dwight water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 23% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result of 0.5 ppb. Power in Dwight comes from Butler Public Power District, a political subdivision utility rather than a private company.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Dwight, 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 Dwight.

Electricity

Power comes from Butler Public Power District

Butler Public Power District (Butler Public Power District - (NE)), a political subdivision utility, serves all of Dwight. Its homes paid an average of 11.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $138 a month (its average across Nebraska).

Start or move service: butlerppd.com · (402) 367-3081

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 Dwight water system

The Village of Dwight water system supplies almost all of Dwight. It draws ground water and serves 229 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.

Lead, 90th percentile0.5 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 0.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 0.8 ppb. That’s lower than 54% 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. NE3102303.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Dwight

100% of 137 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
KineticDSL, Fixed wireless96%200/20
GigFireFixed wireless100%150/130
NextlinkFixed wireless44%100/20
T-MobileFixed wireless32%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 Dwight’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Dwight.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Dwight 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.

Dwight kids go to
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your address
7–12High School at Brainardin Brainard

Dwight is in East Butler 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

Dwight is in ZIP code 68635

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of DwightZIP’s residents in Dwight
68635Dwight, NE100%47%

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 Dwight

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

The Village of Dwight water system (EPA ID NE3102303). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.5 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Dwight?

Butler Public Power District (Butler Public Power District - (NE)), a political subdivision utility. Its homes paid about 11.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Dwight?

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

What ZIP codes are in Dwight?

68635. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Dwight in?

East Butler Public Schools.

How do I register to vote in Dwight?

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.