Scotch Grove Historic District · Photo: Kevin Schuchmann · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Center Junction, IA: what to set up and who to call
Center Junction has no town government of its own, so Jones County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Midland Community School District. Tap water in most of Center Junction comes from the Center Junction (Eiruss) water system, 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 Center Junction, 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 Center Junction.
Power comes from Interstate Power and Light
Interstate Power and Light (Interstate Power and Light Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Center Junction. Its homes paid an average of 17.8¢ per kWh in 2025, about $131 a month (its average across Iowa).
Start or move service: alliantenergy.com · (319) 786-4411
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Center Junction (Eiruss) water system
The Center Junction (Eiruss) water system supplies Center Junction: about 62% of residents live in its service area. About 38% 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 100 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 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. IA5315005.
4 home internet providers serve Center Junction
100% of 82 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Center Junction Telephone Company | Fiber | 100% | 150/150 |
| GigFire | Fixed wireless | 94% | 150/130 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 83% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 48% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Center Junction’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Center Junction.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Center Junction is in Midland Community School District.
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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Center Junction is unincorporated, so Jones County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Nov 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Center Junction is in ZIP code 52212
ZIP codes where Center Junction residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Center Junction | ZIP’s residents in Center Junction |
|---|---|---|---|
| 52212 | Center Junction, IA | 100% | 36% |
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 Center Junction
Who supplies Center Junction’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Center Junction (Eiruss) water system (EPA ID IA5315005). 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 Center Junction?
Interstate Power and Light (Interstate Power and Light Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Center Junction?
Center Junction Telephone Company, GigFire, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Center Junction?
52212. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Center Junction in?
Midland Community School District.
How do I register to vote in Center Junction?
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 Jones 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.