Living in Verdel, NE: what to set up and who to call
Power in Verdel comes from Niobrara Valley El Member, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Niobrara Valley Hospital, 12.4 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Verdel, 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 Verdel.
Power comes from Niobrara Valley El Member
Niobrara Valley El Member (Niobrara Valley El Member Corp), a cooperative utility, serves all of Verdel.
Start or move service: www.nvemc.org · (402) 336-2803
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Village of Verdel water system
The Village of Verdel water system supplies almost all of Verdel. It draws ground water and serves 30 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 1.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 64% 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. NE3110712.
2 home internet providers serve Verdel
100% of 41 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three River Telco | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Viaero Wireless | Fixed wireless | 15% | 100/5 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Verdel’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Verdel.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Verdel (72%) is in Boyd County Schools; parts are in Niobrara Public Schools (28%).
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.
Verdel is in ZIP code 68760
ZIP codes where Verdel residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Verdel | ZIP’s residents in Verdel |
|---|---|---|---|
| 68760 | Niobrara, NE | 100% | 3% |
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 Verdel
Who supplies Verdel’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Village of Verdel water system (EPA ID NE3110712). 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 1.2 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Verdel?
Niobrara Valley El Member (Niobrara Valley El Member Corp), a cooperative utility.
What internet providers serve Verdel?
Three River Telco, Viaero Wireless (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Verdel?
68760. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Verdel in?
Boyd County Schools. Parts of the city are in Niobrara Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Verdel?
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 Knox 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.