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The Gordon handbook

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

Tap water in Gordon comes from the City of Gordon 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 of 0.7 ppb. Power in Gordon comes from Nebraska Public Power District, a political subdivision utility rather than a private company.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Gordon, 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 Gordon.

Electricity

Power comes from Nebraska Public Power District

Nebraska Public Power District (Nebraska Public Power District), a political subdivision utility, serves all of Gordon. Its homes paid an average of 10.9¢ per kWh in 2025, about $104 a month (its average across Nebraska).

Start or move service: nppd.com

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 Gordon water system

The City of Gordon water system supplies almost all of Gordon. It draws ground water and serves 1,500 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 percentile0.7 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 0.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 57% 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. NE3116104.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Gordon

100% of 825 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Great Plains CommunicationsDSL, Fiber100%1,000/1,000
VerizonFixed wireless89%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless79%100/20
Viaero WirelessFixed wireless4%100/5

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Gordon’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Gordon.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Gordon kids go to
PK–5Gordon-Rushville Elem-GordonGordon-Rushville Public Schools
6–8Gordon-Rushville Middle Schoolin Rushville
9–12Gordon-Rushville High SchoolGordon-Rushville Public Schools

Gordon is in Gordon-Rushville Public Schools.

C+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

Gordon is in ZIP code 69343

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of GordonZIP’s residents in Gordon
69343Gordon, NE100%64%
Area code308Wikidata

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 Gordon

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

The City of Gordon water system (EPA ID NE3116104). 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 0.7 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Gordon?

Nebraska Public Power District (Nebraska Public Power District), a political subdivision utility. Its homes paid about 10.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Gordon?

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

What ZIP codes are in Gordon?

69343. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Gordon in?

Gordon-Rushville Public Schools.

How do I register to vote in Gordon?

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 Sheridan 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.