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The Coggon handbook

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

Coggon runs its own electric utility, City of Coggon. Coggon Water Department has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 5.8 ppb, was higher than 94% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15).

I’m new in town

What to set up in Coggon, 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 Coggon.

Electricity

Power comes from City of Coggon

City of Coggon (City of Coggon - (IA)), a municipal utility, serves all of Coggon.

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 Coggon Water Department

Coggon Water Department supplies almost all of Coggon. It draws ground water and serves 701 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile5.8 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 5.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 94% 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. IA5722053.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Coggon

93% of 328 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 92% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
CenturyLinkDSL93%40/3
Maquoketa Valley Electric CooperativeFiber90%1,000/1,000
T-MobileFixed wireless88%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless6%25/6

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Coggon’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Coggon.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Coggon or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Coggon kids go to
PK–5North Linn Elementaryin Troy Mills
6–8North-Linn Middle Schoolin Troy Mills
9–12North-Linn Senior High Schoolin Troy Mills

Coggon is in North Linn 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.

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

Coggon is in ZIP code 52218

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of CoggonZIP’s residents in Coggon
52218Coggon, IA100%41%

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 Coggon

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

Coggon Water Department (EPA ID IA5722053). 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 5.8 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Coggon?

City of Coggon (City of Coggon - (IA)), a municipal utility.

What internet providers serve Coggon?

CenturyLink, Maquoketa Valley Electric Cooperative, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Coggon?

52218. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Coggon in?

North Linn Community School District.

How do I register to vote in Coggon?

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 Linn 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.