Photo: Billwhittaker (Uploads) · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Aplington, IA: what to set up and who to call
Aplington runs its own electric utility, City of Aplington. For an emergency, Grundy County Memorial Hospital is the closest ER, 16.6 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Aplington, 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 Aplington.
Power comes from City of Aplington
City of Aplington (City of Aplington), a municipal utility, serves all of Aplington.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Aplington Water Supply
Aplington Water Supply supplies almost all of Aplington. It draws ground water and serves 1,126 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 2022–Dec 2024, was 3.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 4.3 ppb. That’s higher than 86% 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. IA1207061.
6 home internet providers serve Aplington
100% of 495 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 54% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable, Fiber | 99% | 1,000/50 |
| Kinetic | DSL, Fixed wireless | 99% | 200/20 |
| Dumont Telephone Company | Fiber | 42% | 1,000/1,000 |
| CNS Internet Services | Fixed wireless | 98% | 45/15 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 89% | 100/20 |
| GigFire | Fixed wireless | 28% | 150/130 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Aplington’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Aplington.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Aplington is in Aplington-Parkersburg Community School District.
A−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 Nov 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Aplington is in ZIP code 50604
ZIP codes where Aplington residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Aplington | ZIP’s residents in Aplington |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50604 | Aplington, IA | 100% | 66% |
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 Aplington
Who supplies Aplington’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Aplington Water Supply (EPA ID IA1207061). 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 3.4 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Aplington?
City of Aplington (City of Aplington), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Aplington?
Mediacom Xtream, Kinetic, Dumont Telephone Company, CNS Internet Services, T-Mobile, GigFire (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Aplington?
50604. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Aplington in?
Aplington-Parkersburg Community School District.
How do I register to vote in Aplington?
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 Butler 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.