Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Raymond

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
The Raymond handbook

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

Tap water in Raymond comes from the Village of Raymond water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 23% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result of 0.6 ppb. Power in Raymond comes from Norris Public Power District, a political subdivision utility rather than a private company.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Raymond, 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 Raymond.

Electricity

Power comes from Norris Public Power District

Norris Public Power District (Norris Public Power District), a political subdivision utility, serves all of Raymond. Its homes paid an average of 9.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $148 a month (its average across Nebraska).

Start or move service: norrisppd.com · (402) 223-4038

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 Raymond water system

The Village of Raymond water system supplies almost all of Raymond. It draws ground water and serves 220 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 percentile0.6 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 0.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 5.0 ppb. That’s lower 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. NE3110907.

Internet

Which providers serve Raymond

Data pending · D4

This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Raymond, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.

Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Raymond’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Raymond.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Raymond kids go to
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Middle SchoolRaymond Central Public Schools
9–12Secondary SCH at RaymondRaymond Central Public Schools

Raymond is in Raymond Central 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 Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Raymond is in ZIP code 68428

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of RaymondZIP’s residents in Raymond
68428Raymond, NE100%10%

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 Raymond

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

The Village of Raymond water system (EPA ID NE3110907). 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 0.6 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Raymond?

Norris Public Power District (Norris Public Power District), a political subdivision utility. Its homes paid about 9.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What ZIP codes are in Raymond?

68428. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Raymond in?

Raymond Central Public Schools.

How do I register to vote in Raymond?

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 Lancaster 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): pending.