Photo: PopePompus · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Carlisle, IA: what to set up and who to call
Carlisle runs its own electric utility, City of Carlisle. In Carlisle, trash day is Tuesday (Metro Waste Authority collects).
I’m new in town
What to set up in Carlisle, 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 Carlisle.
Power comes from City of Carlisle
City of Carlisle (City of Carlisle- (IA)), a municipal utility, serves 75.0% of Carlisle residents.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Carlisle Water Supply
Carlisle Water Supply supplies Carlisle: about 78% of residents live in its service area. About 22% 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 4,170 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 1.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 59% 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. IA9113071.
9 home internet providers serve Carlisle
100% of 1,703 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 88% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable, Fiber | 99% | 2,000/1,000 |
| Metronet | Fiber | 85% | 5,120/5,120 |
| CenturyLink | DSL, Fiber | 64% | 140/20 |
| Quantum Fiber | Fiber | 13% | 2,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 90% | 300/20 |
| Rise Broadband | Fixed wireless | 79% | 25/5 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Carlisle is Tuesday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Carlisle, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
From carlisleiowa.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 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.
Carlisle is in Carlisle Community School District.
BSchool 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 Sep 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Carlisle is in ZIP code 50047
ZIP codes where Carlisle residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Carlisle | ZIP’s residents in Carlisle |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50047 | Carlisle, IA | 100% | 69% |
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 Carlisle
Who supplies Carlisle’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Carlisle Water Supply (EPA ID IA9113071). 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 1.5 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Carlisle?
City of Carlisle (City of Carlisle- (IA)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Carlisle?
Mediacom Xtream, Metronet, CenturyLink, Quantum Fiber, Verizon, Rise Broadband (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Carlisle?
50047. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Carlisle in?
Carlisle Community School District.
How do I register to vote in Carlisle?
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 Warren 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: Carlisle’s own website (carlisleiowa.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.