Photo: Tony Webster · CC BY 2.0Living in Bloomfield, IA: what to set up and who to call
Bloomfield runs its own electric utility, City of Bloomfield. Almost every address in Bloomfield can get fiber (100%, by the FCC’s map).
I’m new in town
What to set up in Bloomfield, 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 Bloomfield.
Power comes from City of Bloomfield
City of Bloomfield (City of Bloomfield - (IA)), a municipal utility, serves all of Bloomfield.
Start or move service: cityofbloomfield.org · (641) 664-2260
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Bloomfield Muni Water Dept
Bloomfield Muni Water Dept supplies Bloomfield: about 88% of residents live in its service area. Rathbun Regional Water Assn (Rathbun) serves another 12%. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Rathbun Regional Water Assn (Rathbun) as seller) and serves 2,792 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 1.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 66% 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. IA2613019.
3 home internet providers serve Bloomfield
100% of 1,245 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Citizens Mutual Telephone | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable, Fiber | 99% | 1,000/50 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 90% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Bloomfield’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Bloomfield.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Bloomfield is in Davis County Community School District.
CSchool 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 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Bloomfield is in ZIP code 52537
ZIP codes where Bloomfield residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Bloomfield | ZIP’s residents in Bloomfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| 52537 | Bloomfield, IA | 100% | 37% |
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 Bloomfield
Who supplies Bloomfield’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Bloomfield Muni Water Dept (EPA ID IA2613019). 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 1.8 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Bloomfield?
City of Bloomfield (City of Bloomfield - (IA)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Bloomfield?
Citizens Mutual Telephone, Mediacom Xtream, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Bloomfield?
52537. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Bloomfield in?
Davis County Community School District.
How do I register to vote in Bloomfield?
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 Davis 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.