Photo: Billwhittaker at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Cascade, IA: what to set up and who to call
Cascade runs its own electric utility, Cascade Municipal Utilities. Tap water in most of Cascade comes from Cascade Municipal Water Supply, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Cascade, 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 Cascade.
Power comes from Cascade Municipal Utilities
Cascade Municipal Utilities (Cascade Municipal Utilities - (IA)), a municipal utility, serves all of Cascade.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Cascade Municipal Water Supply
Cascade Municipal Water Supply supplies Cascade: about 86% of residents live in its service area. About 14% 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 2,386 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 2023–Dec 2025, 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. IA3118080.
5 home internet providers serve Cascade
100% of 1,078 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cascade Communications | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Comelec Internet Services | Fixed wireless | 100% | 50/15 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 93% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 31% | 100/20 |
| GigFire | Fixed wireless | 20% | 150/130 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Cascade is Tuesday or Thursday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Cascade, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (Tue or Thu)
- RecyclingEvery other week, same day as trashCheck which week on cityofcascade.org →
Accepted at the curb
- Aluminum cans
- Tin and steel cans
- Cardboard
- Boxboard
- Cereal boxes
- Shoe boxes
- Soda and beer carrying cases
From cityofcascade.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 2026; pages dated 2022, 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.
Cascade is in Western Dubuque County Community School District.
ASchool 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.
Cascade is in ZIP code 52033
ZIP codes where Cascade residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Cascade | ZIP’s residents in Cascade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 52033 | Cascade, 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 Cascade
Who supplies Cascade’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Cascade Municipal Water Supply (EPA ID IA3118080). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Cascade?
Cascade Municipal Utilities (Cascade Municipal Utilities - (IA)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Cascade?
Cascade Communications, Comelec Internet Services, Verizon, T-Mobile, GigFire (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Cascade?
52033. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Cascade in?
Western Dubuque County Community School District.
How do I register to vote in Cascade?
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 Dubuque 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: Cascade’s own website (cityofcascade.org), read Oct 22, 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.