Photo: Joe Mabel · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Adel, IA: what to set up and who to call
All of Adel gets its mail under one ZIP code, 50003. For an emergency, Dallas County Hospital is the closest ER, 16 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Adel, 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 Adel.
Power comes from MidAmerican Energy
MidAmerican Energy (MidAmerican Energy Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Adel. Its homes paid an average of 11.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $93 a month (its average across Iowa).
Start or move service: midamericanenergy.com · (888) 427-5632
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Xenia RWD (Des Moines)
Xenia RWD (Des Moines) supplies Adel: about 51% of residents live in its service area. About 49% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Ciww (Dmww) and Warren Water District as sellers) and serves 12,860 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 1.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 62% 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. IA2573701.
9 home internet providers serve Adel
99% of 2,502 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 41% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable, Fiber | 89% | 1,000/50 |
| Minburn Communications | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 49% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Quantum Fiber | Fiber | 34% | 2,000/1,000 |
| CenturyLink | DSL, Fiber | 27% | 940/940 |
| Dallas County Data | Fixed wireless | 84% | 50/5 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 80% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Adel is Wednesday, Thursday or Friday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Adel, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (Wed, Thu or Fri)The town’s pickup schedule (PDF)
- RecyclingEvery other week, same day as trashCheck which week on adeliowa.gov →
When a holiday falls on a weekday, pickup slides one day later for the rest of that week.
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
From adeliowa.gov, cms3.revize.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026, July 1, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Adel is in Adel-De Soto-Minburn Community School District.
ASchool 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 Aug 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Adel is in ZIP code 50003
ZIP codes where Adel residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Adel | ZIP’s residents in Adel |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50003 | Adel, 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 Adel
Who supplies Adel’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Xenia RWD (Des Moines) (EPA ID IA2573701). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.7 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Adel?
MidAmerican Energy (MidAmerican Energy Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 11.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Adel?
Mediacom Xtream, Minburn Communications, Quantum Fiber, CenturyLink, Dallas County Data, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Adel?
50003. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Adel in?
Adel-De Soto-Minburn Community School District.
How do I register to vote in Adel?
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 Dallas County Elections Office. 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: Adel’s own website (adeliowa.gov, cms3.revize.com), read Oct 21, 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 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.