Photo: Billwhittaker at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Ackley, IA: what to set up and who to call
Power in Ackley comes from Midland Power Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. For a library card, the closest branch is Ackley Public Library, 0.1 miles out.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Ackley, 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 Ackley.
Power comes from Midland Power Coop
Midland Power Coop (Midland Power Coop), a cooperative utility, serves 97.6% of Ackley residents. Its homes paid an average of 13.7¢ per kWh in 2025, about $202 a month (its average across Iowa).
Start or move service: midlandpower.coop · (515) 386-4111
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Ackley Municipal Water Works
Ackley Municipal Water Works supplies Ackley: about 95% of residents live in its service area. About 5% 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 1,599 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 3.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 4.4 ppb. That’s higher than 85% 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. IA4201001.
8 home internet providers serve Ackley
100% of 868 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 15% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable | 99% | 1,000/50 |
| CNS Internet Services | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 97% | 45/15 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 83% | 10/1 |
| Dumont Telephone Company | Fiber | 8% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 86% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 83% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Ackley’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Ackley.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Ackley is in AGWSR Community School District.
C−School gradeSee 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 Jul 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ackley is in ZIP code 50601
ZIP codes where Ackley residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Ackley | ZIP’s residents in Ackley |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50601 | Ackley, IA | 100% | 65% |
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 Ackley
Who supplies Ackley’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Ackley Municipal Water Works (EPA ID IA4201001). 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 3.2 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Ackley?
Midland Power Coop (Midland Power Coop), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 13.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Ackley?
Mediacom Xtream, CNS Internet Services, CenturyLink, Dumont Telephone Company, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Ackley?
50601. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Ackley in?
AGWSR Community School District.
How do I register to vote in Ackley?
In Iowa you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 15 days before). Elections here are run by the Hardin County Auditor. Check your registration at sos.iowa.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 Nov 18, 2024 (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.