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The Lyons handbook

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

Lyons runs its own electric utility, City of Lyons. Lyons Public Library, 0.2 miles away, is the closest library to Lyons.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Lyons, 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 Lyons.

Electricity

Power comes from City of Lyons

City of Lyons (City of Lyons - (NE)), a municipal utility, serves all of Lyons.

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 Lyons water system

The City of Lyons water system supplies almost all of Lyons. 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.

Lead, 90th percentile1.9 ppb
015 ppb action level20

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.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Lyons

100% of 511 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
CenturyLinkDSL84%10/1
Fastwyre BroadbandCable82%1,000/500
GigFireFixed wireless100%150/130
Stealth BroadbandFixed wireless21%100/25
T-MobileFixed wireless2%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 Lyons’ trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Lyons.

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

Lyons kids go to
PK–6Northeast Elementary at LyonsLyons-Decatur Northeast Schools
7–12Northeast Secondary SchoolLyons-Decatur Northeast Schools

Lyons is in Lyons-Decatur Northeast 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 Sep 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Lyons is in ZIP code 68038

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of LyonsZIP’s residents in Lyons
68038Lyons, NE100%62%
Area code402Wikidata

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 Lyons

Who supplies Lyons’ 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 Lyons?

City of Lyons (City of Lyons - (NE)), a municipal utility.

What internet providers serve Lyons?

CenturyLink, Fastwyre Broadband, GigFire, Stealth Broadband, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Lyons?

68038. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Lyons in?

Lyons-Decatur Northeast Schools.

How do I register to vote in Lyons?

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.