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The Camanche handbook

Living in Camanche, IA: what to set up and who to call

All of Camanche gets its mail under one ZIP code, 52730. The nearest library is Camanche Public Library, 1.4 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Camanche, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Camanche.

Electricity

Power comes from MidAmerican Energy

MidAmerican Energy (MidAmerican Energy Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Camanche. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Camanche Water Supply

Camanche Water Supply supplies Camanche: about 92% 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 4,570 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile2.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 67% 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. IA2322066.

Internet

8 home internet providers serve Camanche

99% of 1,953 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 81% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Mediacom XtreamCable, Fiber97%2,000/1,000
ImOn CommunicationsFiber75%1,000/1,000
CenturyLinkDSL45%10/1
Miles CommunicationsFiber3%1,000/1,000
Grand Mound CommunicationsFixed wireless78%100/20
NextlinkFixed wireless41%1,000/1,000

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

Trash day in Camanche depends on your street

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Camanche, from the town’s own site.

How trash works hereTown’s haulerRepublic picks up at the curb for every homecamancheia.org
Trash dayBy addressDepends on your address
Pickup

Your pickup week

Holiday weeks

Holidays change the pickup schedule: check the town’s calendar for those weeks.

What goes in the recycling bin

Accepted at the curb

  • Paper (staples OK)
  • Newspaper
  • Envelopes
  • Junk mail
  • Phone books
  • Magazines
  • Cardboard
  • Ream wrappers
  • File folders
  • Poster board
  • Cardboard boxes
  • Water bottles
  • Take-out containers
  • Soda bottles
  • Aluminum beverage cans

From camancheia.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026, 2026-09-27. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Camanche kids go to
PK–4Camanche ElementaryCamanche Community School District
5–8Camanche Middle SchoolCamanche Community School District
9–12Camanche High SchoolCamanche Community School District

Camanche is in Camanche 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.

Government & voting

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.

ZIP codes & area codes

Camanche is in ZIP code 52730

ZIP codes where Camanche residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of CamancheZIP’s residents in Camanche
52730Camanche, IA100%91%
Area code563Wikidata

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Camanche

Who supplies Camanche’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

Camanche Water Supply (EPA ID IA2322066). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Camanche?

MidAmerican Energy (MidAmerican Energy Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 11.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Camanche?

Mediacom Xtream, ImOn Communications, CenturyLink, Miles Communications, Grand Mound Communications, Nextlink (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Camanche?

52730. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Camanche in?

Camanche Community School District.

How do I register to vote in Camanche?

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 Clinton 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: Camanche’s own website (camancheia.org), 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.