Venango Public School · Photo: SharonPapierdreams · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Venango, NE: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in Venango comes from the Village of Venango 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 below detection. Power in Venango comes from Nebraska Public Power District, a political subdivision utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Venango, 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 Venango.
Power comes from Nebraska Public Power District
Nebraska Public Power District (Nebraska Public Power District), a political subdivision utility, serves all of Venango. Its homes paid an average of 10.9¢ per kWh in 2025, about $104 a month (its average across Nebraska).
Start or move service: nppd.com
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Village of Venango water system
The Village of Venango water system supplies Venango: about 90% of residents live in its service area. About 10% 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 178 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. NE3113501.
Which providers serve Venango
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Venango, 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.
We don’t have Venango’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Venango.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Venango is in Perkins County 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.
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.
Venango is in ZIP code 69168
ZIP codes where Venango residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Venango | ZIP’s residents in Venango |
|---|---|---|---|
| 69168 | Venango, NE | 100% | 61% |
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 Venango
Who supplies Venango’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Village of Venango water system (EPA ID NE3113501). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Venango?
Nebraska Public Power District (Nebraska Public Power District), a political subdivision utility. Its homes paid about 10.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in Venango?
69168. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Venango in?
Perkins County Schools.
How do I register to vote in Venango?
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 Perkins 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): pending.