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The Oconee Township handbook

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

Power in Oconee Township comes from Cornhusker Public Power Dist, a political subdivision utility rather than a private company. Genoa Public Library, 6.9 miles away, is the closest library to Oconee Township.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Oconee Township, 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 Oconee Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Cornhusker Public Power Dist

Cornhusker Public Power Dist (Cornhusker Public Power Dist), a political subdivision utility, serves all of Oconee Township. Its homes paid an average of 11.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $164 a month (its average across Nebraska).

Start or move service: www.cornhusker-power.com · (308) 536-2391

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 Village of Monroe water system

The Village of Monroe water system supplies Oconee Township: about 61% of residents live in its service area. About 39% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 284 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.

Lead, 90th percentile2.4 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 2.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 77% 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. NE3114102.

Internet

9 home internet providers serve Oconee Township

100% of 293 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 78% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Stealth BroadbandFiber, Fixed wireless85%1,000/1,000
FrontierDSL55%10/1
Vyve BroadbandCable54%2,000/50
GigFireFixed wireless99%150/130
Rise BroadbandFixed wireless77%25/5
NextlinkFixed wireless55%1,000/1,000

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Oconee Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Oconee Township.

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

Oconee Township kids go to
PK–63 schoolsDepends on your address
7–122 schoolsDepends on your address

Most of Oconee Township (68%) is in Twin River Public Schools; parts are in Lakeview Community Schools (32%).

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 Apr 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Oconee Township spans 3 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Oconee TownshipZIP’s residents in Oconee Township
68647Monroe, NE83%68%
68601Columbus, NE14%0%
68640Genoa, NE3%1%

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 Oconee Township

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

The Village of Monroe water system (EPA ID NE3114102). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.4 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Oconee Township?

Cornhusker Public Power Dist (Cornhusker Public Power Dist), a political subdivision utility. Its homes paid about 11.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Oconee Township?

Stealth Broadband, Frontier, Vyve Broadband, GigFire, Rise Broadband, Nextlink (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Oconee Township?

68647 (83%), 68601 (14%), 68640 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Oconee Township in?

Twin River Public Schools. Parts of the city are in Lakeview Community Schools.

How do I register to vote in Oconee Township?

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 Platte Election Commissioner. 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.