Ira Webster Olive House · Photo: Ammodramus · Public domainLiving in Lexington, NE: what to set up and who to call
Lexington runs its own electric utility, City of Lexington; its homes paid 10.4¢ per kWh in 2025. For a library card, the closest branch is Lexington Public Library, 0.4 miles out.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Lexington, 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 Lexington.
Power comes from City of Lexington
City of Lexington (City of Lexington - (NE)), a municipal utility, serves all of Lexington. Its homes paid an average of 10.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $128 a month (its average across Nebraska).
Start or move service: cityoflex.com · (308) 324-2343
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Lexington water system
The City of Lexington water system supplies almost all of Lexington. It draws ground water and serves 10,348 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 2.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 79% 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. NE3104708.
10 home internet providers serve Lexington
100% of 3,187 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 93% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 95% | 1,000/35 |
| Great Plains Broadband | Fiber | 92% | 2,000/2,000 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 62% | 10/1 |
| Atcjet.net | Fixed wireless | 100% | 75/10 |
| Hamilton.net | Fixed wireless | 100% | 10/1 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 95% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Lexington’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Lexington.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Lexington is in Lexington 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.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Apr 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Lexington is in ZIP code 68850
ZIP codes where Lexington residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Lexington | ZIP’s residents in Lexington |
|---|---|---|---|
| 68850 | Lexington, NE | 100% | 83% |
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 Lexington
Who supplies Lexington’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Lexington water system (EPA ID NE3104708). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.9 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Lexington?
City of Lexington (City of Lexington - (NE)), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 10.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Lexington?
Spectrum, Great Plains Broadband, CenturyLink, Atcjet.net, Hamilton.net, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Lexington?
68850. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Lexington in?
Lexington Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Lexington?
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 Dawson 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.