Photo: Ammodramus · Public domainLiving in Holdrege, NE: what to set up and who to call
Holdrege runs its own electric utility, City of Holdrege. The City of Holdrege water system reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: nitrate-nitrite, beginning Oct 2022.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Holdrege, 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 Holdrege.
Power comes from City of Holdrege
City of Holdrege (City of Holdrege), a municipal utility, serves 95.4% of Holdrege residents.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Holdrege water system
The City of Holdrege water system supplies almost all of Holdrege. It draws ground water and serves 5,555 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: nitrate-nitrite, beginning Oct 2022. 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 5.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 91% 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. NE3113705.
9 home internet providers serve Holdrege
100% of 2,579 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glenwood Telecommunications | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 93% | 1,000/35 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 66% | 10/1 |
| Atcjet.net | Fixed wireless | 99% | 50/5 |
| Rise Broadband | Fixed wireless | 88% | 25/5 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 53% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
In Holdrege, you hire your own trash hauler
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Holdrege, from the town’s own site.
Prairie Hill Landfill
506 13th Street
- Mon8:15 am–4:30 pm
- Tue8:15 am–4:30 pm
- Wed8:15 am–4:30 pm
- Thu8:15 am–4:30 pm
- Fri8:15 am–4:30 pm
- Sat8:15 am–noon
Accepted at the curb
- Aluminum
- Tin
- Newspaper
- Magazines
- Office paper
- Plastic
- Cardboard
From cityofholdrege.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Holdrege is in Holdrege Public Schools.
B−School gradeSee 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 Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Holdrege is in ZIP code 68949
ZIP codes where Holdrege residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Holdrege | ZIP’s residents in Holdrege |
|---|---|---|---|
| 68949 | Holdrege, NE | 100% | 85% |
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.
Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Holdrege
Who supplies Holdrege’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Holdrege water system (EPA ID NE3113705). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: nitrate-nitrite. 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 5.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Holdrege?
City of Holdrege (City of Holdrege), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Holdrege?
Glenwood Telecommunications, Spectrum, CenturyLink, Atcjet.net, Rise Broadband, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Holdrege?
68949. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Holdrege in?
Holdrege Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Holdrege?
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 Phelps 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: Holdrege’s own website (cityofholdrege.org), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.