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The Tecumseh handbook

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

Tecumseh runs its own electric utility, City of Tecumseh. Tap water in Tecumseh comes from the City of Tecumseh water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result of 1.0 ppb.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Tecumseh, 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 Tecumseh.

Electricity

Power comes from City of Tecumseh

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

Start or move service: tecumsehne.com · (402) 335-4011

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 Tecumseh water system

The City of Tecumseh water system supplies Tecumseh: about 94% of residents live in its service area. About 6% 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 2,438 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.

Lead, 90th percentile1.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.4 ppb. That’s lower than 52% 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. NE3109705.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Tecumseh

100% of 865 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 79% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber92%1,000/35
KineticFiber, DSL90%2,000/2,000
GigFireFixed wireless100%150/130
NextlinkFixed wireless72%800/400
T-MobileFixed wireless71%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

Ray J Sanitation picks up trash in Tecumseh

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Tecumseh, from the town’s own site.

Trash haulerRay J SanitationPicks up trash in Tecumsehtecumsehne.com
Drop-offCity tree dump (yard debris only)Hours ↓
Drop-off

City tree dump (yard debris only)

MTWTFSS
8a
10a
12p
2p
4p
  • Mon9 am–3 pm
  • Wed9 am–3 pm
  • Thu9 am–3 pm
  • Sat9 am–3 pm

From tecumsehne.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Tecumseh kids go to
PK–3Johnson Co Central El-TecumsehJohnson County Central Public Schools
6–8Johnson Co Central Middle SCHin Cook
9–12Johnson Co Central High SchoolJohnson County Central Public Schools

Tecumseh is in Johnson County Central Public Schools.

BSchool gradeSee 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

Tecumseh is in ZIP code 68450

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of TecumsehZIP’s residents in Tecumseh
68450Tecumseh, NE100%50%
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 Tecumseh

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

The City of Tecumseh water system (EPA ID NE3109705). 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 1.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Tecumseh?

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

What internet providers serve Tecumseh?

Spectrum, Kinetic, GigFire, Nextlink, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Tecumseh?

68450. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Tecumseh in?

Johnson County Central Public Schools.

How do I register to vote in Tecumseh?

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 Johnson 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: Tecumseh’s own website (tecumsehne.com), read Oct 22, 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.