Photo: PopePompus · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Barnes City, IA: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2025 is still open for Barnes City Water Supply. The ER is a drive from Barnes City: the closest is Mahaska Health Partnership, 16.6 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Barnes City, 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 Barnes City.
Power comes from MidAmerican Energy
MidAmerican Energy (MidAmerican Energy Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Barnes City. 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 Barnes City Water Supply
Barnes City Water Supply supplies Barnes City: 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 buys treated ground water (EPA lists Poweshiek Water Association as seller) and serves 156 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a disinfection byproducts requirement (Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule), beginning Jul 2025. 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people had none. 1 older violation is still open, since 2025: a disinfection byproducts requirement (Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule), per EPA’s records.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, 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. IA7905088.
4 home internet providers serve Barnes City
100% of 117 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnes City Cooperative Telephone Company | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 80% | 100/20 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 21% | 500/100 |
| MCG | Fixed wireless | 5% | 40/4 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Barnes City’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Barnes City.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Barnes City (94%) is in North Mahaska Community School District; parts are in Montezuma Community School District (6%).
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 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Barnes City spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Barnes City residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Barnes City | ZIP’s residents in Barnes City |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50027 | Barnes City, IA | 97% | 57% |
| 50171 | Montezuma, IA | 3% | 0% |
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 Barnes City
Who supplies Barnes City’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Barnes City Water Supply (EPA ID IA7905088). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a disinfection byproducts requirement (Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule). 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Barnes City?
MidAmerican Energy (MidAmerican Energy Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 11.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Barnes City?
Barnes City Cooperative Telephone Company, T-Mobile, Nextlink, MCG (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Barnes City?
50027 (97%), 50171 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Barnes City in?
North Mahaska Community School District. Parts of the city are in Montezuma Community School District.
How do I register to vote in Barnes City?
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 Mahaska 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.