Photo: Jared Winkler · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Minden, NE: what to set up and who to call
Minden runs its own electric utility, City of Minden. The nearest library is Jensen Memorial Library, 1.1 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Minden, 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 Minden.
Power comes from City of Minden
City of Minden (City of Minden - (NE)), a municipal utility, serves 94.5% of Minden residents.
Start or move service: mindennebraska.org · (308) 832-1820
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Minden water system
The City of Minden water system supplies almost all of Minden. It draws ground water and serves 3,118 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 1.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 54% 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. NE3109904.
6 home internet providers serve Minden
100% of 1,326 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 99% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Plains Broadband | Fiber | 99% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 92% | 1,000/35 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 83% | 10/1 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 89% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 87% | 100/20 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 81% | 500/100 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Minden depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Minden, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayLook up your day on mindennebraska.org
- RecyclingEvery other weekCheck which week on mindennebraska.org →
Sorted recycling
Separate your recyclables by material.
- All Plastics
- Catalogs
- Magazines
- Phone books
- Newspaper
- Aluminum cans
- Tin cans
- Corrugated cardboard
- Office paper (8.5" x 11")
From mindennebraska.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.
Most of Minden (99%) is in Minden 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 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Minden is in ZIP code 68959
ZIP codes where Minden residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Minden | ZIP’s residents in Minden |
|---|---|---|---|
| 68959 | Minden, NE | 100% | 77% |
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 Minden
Who supplies Minden’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Minden water system (EPA ID NE3109904). 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 1.1 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Minden?
City of Minden (City of Minden - (NE)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Minden?
Great Plains Broadband, Spectrum, CenturyLink, Verizon, T-Mobile, Nextlink (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Minden?
68959. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Minden in?
Minden Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Minden?
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 Kearney 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: Minden’s own website (mindennebraska.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.