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The Corydon handbook

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

Thursday is trash day in Corydon; Midwest Sanitation and Recycling collects. Tap water in Corydon comes from Corydon 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 Corydon, 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 Corydon.

Electricity

Power comes from Interstate Power and Light

Interstate Power and Light (Interstate Power and Light Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Corydon. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Corydon Water Supply

Corydon Water Supply supplies Corydon: about 94% of residents live in its service area. Rathbun Regional Water Assn (Rathbun) serves another 6%. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Rathbun Regional Water Assn (Rathbun) as seller) and serves 1,610 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.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, 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. IA9334078.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Corydon

100% of 778 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Grand River Mutual TelephoneFiber100%1,000/1,000
Mediacom XtreamCable, Fiber99%1,000/50
Lockridge NetworksFixed wireless100%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless90%300/20

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

Trash & recycling

Trash day in Corydon is Thursday

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

Trash haulerMidwest Sanitation and RecyclingPicks up trash in Corydoncityofcorydoniowa.com
Trash dayThursdayEvery week
Pickup calendar

This month

Drop-off

City brush dump

We couldn’t find its opening hours.

The town’s recycling and trash guides2025 Sanitation Schedule (PDF) →

From cityofcorydoniowa.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 2026; pages dated 2025, 2026. 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.

Corydon kids go to
PK–6Wayne Elementary SchoolWayne Community School District
7–12Wayne Community Jr-Sr High SchoolWayne Community School District

Corydon is in Wayne 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.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Corydon is in ZIP code 50060

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of CorydonZIP’s residents in Corydon
50060Corydon, IA100%59%
Area code641Wikidata

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 Corydon

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

Corydon Water Supply (EPA ID IA9334078). 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 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Corydon?

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 Corydon?

Grand River Mutual Telephone, Mediacom Xtream, Lockridge Networks, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Corydon?

50060. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Corydon in?

Wayne Community School District.

How do I register to vote in Corydon?

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 Wayne 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: Corydon’s own website (cityofcorydoniowa.com), 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.