Living in Everett Township, NE: what to set up and who to call
Power in Everett Township comes from Omaha Public Power District, a political subdivision utility rather than a private company. Most homes in Everett Township have two wired internet choices, CenturyLink and Fastwyre Broadband.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Everett Township, 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 Everett Township.
Power comes from Omaha Public Power District
Omaha Public Power District (Omaha Public Power District), a political subdivision utility, serves all of Everett Township. Its homes paid an average of 13.3¢ per kWh in 2025, about $121 a month (its average across Nebraska).
Start or move service: oppd.com · (402) 536-4131
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Lyons water system
The City of Lyons water system supplies Everett Township: about 84% of residents live in its service area. About 16% 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 824 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 7.3 ppb. That’s higher than 69% 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. NE3102103.
8 home internet providers serve Everett Township
100% of 582 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 3% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| CenturyLink | DSL | 74% | 10/1 |
| Fastwyre Broadband | Cable | 72% | 1,000/500 |
| Great Plains Communications | Fiber | 3% | 1,000/1,000 |
| GigFire | Fixed wireless | 98% | 150/130 |
| Stealth Broadband | Fixed wireless | 19% | 100/25 |
| Skywave Wireless | Fixed wireless | 11% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Everett Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Everett Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Everett Township (77%) is in Lyons-Decatur Northeast Schools; parts are in Bancroft-Rosalie Community Schools (23%).
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.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Everett Township is in ZIP code 68038
ZIP codes where Everett Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Everett Township | ZIP’s residents in Everett Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 68038 | Lyons, NE | 99% | 73% |
A few homes fall in 68004.
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 Everett Township
Who supplies Everett Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Lyons water system (EPA ID NE3102103). 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 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Everett Township?
Omaha Public Power District (Omaha Public Power District), a political subdivision utility. Its homes paid about 13.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Everett Township?
CenturyLink, Fastwyre Broadband, Great Plains Communications, GigFire, Stealth Broadband, Skywave Wireless (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Everett Township?
68038. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Everett Township in?
Lyons-Decatur Northeast Schools. Parts of the city are in Bancroft-Rosalie Community Schools.
How do I register to vote in Everett 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 Burt 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.