Living in St. Bernard Township, NE: what to set up and who to call
The Village of Lindsay water system reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: nitrate-nitrite, beginning Oct 2025. Power in St. Bernard Township comes from Cornhusker Public Power Dist, a political subdivision utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in St. Bernard Township, 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 St. Bernard Township.
Power comes from Cornhusker Public Power Dist
Cornhusker Public Power Dist (Cornhusker Public Power Dist), a political subdivision utility, serves 97.0% of St. Bernard Township residents. 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.
Water comes from Village of Lindsay water system
The Village of Lindsay water system supplies St. Bernard Township: about 56% of residents live in its service area. About 44% 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 283 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: nitrate-nitrite, beginning Oct 2025. 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 1.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 63% 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. NE3114104.
8 home internet providers serve St. Bernard Township
99% of 255 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 80% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stealth Broadband | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 99% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Frontier | DSL | 55% | 115/7 |
| Rise Broadband | Fixed wireless | 91% | 25/5 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 89% | 1,000/500 |
| GigFire | Fixed wireless | 62% | 150/130 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 59% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have St. Bernard Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in St. Bernard Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of St. Bernard Township (90%) is in Humphrey Public Schools; parts are in Newman Grove Public Schools (9%).
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.
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.
St. Bernard Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where St. Bernard Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of St. Bernard Township | ZIP’s residents in St. Bernard Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 68644 | Lindsay, NE | 93% | 63% |
| 68642 | Humphrey, NE | 7% | 2% |
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 St. Bernard Township
Who supplies St. Bernard Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Village of Lindsay water system (EPA ID NE3114104). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: nitrate-nitrite. 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.4 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in St. Bernard 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 St. Bernard Township?
Stealth Broadband, Frontier, Rise Broadband, Nextlink, GigFire, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in St. Bernard Township?
68644 (93%), 68642 (7%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is St. Bernard Township in?
Humphrey Public Schools. Parts of the city are in Newman Grove Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in St. Bernard 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.