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The Randolph handbook

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

Randolph runs its own electric utility, City of Randolph. The nearest library is Lied Randolph Public Library, 0.1 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Randolph, 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 Randolph.

Electricity

Power comes from City of Randolph

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

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 Randolph water system

The City of Randolph water system supplies almost all of Randolph. It draws ground water and serves 944 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 percentile2.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 70% 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. NE3102709.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Randolph

99% of 443 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SparklightCable98%1,000/50
CenturyLinkDSL93%40/3
VerizonFixed wireless92%300/20
Viaero WirelessFixed wireless2%100/5
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 Randolph’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Randolph.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Randolph kids go to
PK–6Randolph Elementary SchoolRandolph Public Schools
7–12Randolph High SchoolRandolph Public Schools

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

ZIP codes & area codes

Randolph is in ZIP code 68771

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of RandolphZIP’s residents in Randolph
68771Randolph, NE100%60%
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 Randolph

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

The City of Randolph water system (EPA ID NE3102709). 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 2.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Randolph?

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

What internet providers serve Randolph?

Sparklight, CenturyLink, Verizon, Viaero Wireless, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Randolph?

68771. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Randolph in?

Randolph Public Schools.

How do I register to vote in Randolph?

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 Cedar 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.