Photo: Dougtone · CC BY-SA 2.0Living in De Soto, IA: what to set up and who to call
Trash goes out on Wednesdays in De Soto, collected by Waste Management. Public schools here are run by Adel-De Soto-Minburn Community School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in De Soto, 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 De Soto.
Power comes from MidAmerican Energy
MidAmerican Energy (MidAmerican Energy Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of De Soto. Its homes paid an average of 11.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $93 a month (its average across Iowa).
Start or move service: midamericanenergy.com · (888) 427-5632
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Xenia RWD (Des Moines)
Xenia RWD (Des Moines) supplies De Soto: about 52% of residents live in its service area. About 48% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Ciww (Dmww) and Warren Water District as sellers) and serves 12,860 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 1.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 62% 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. IA2573701.
7 home internet providers serve De Soto
100% of 406 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 4% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable | 99% | 1,000/50 |
| Kinetic | DSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber | 93% | 200/20 |
| Dallas County Data | Fixed wireless | 84% | 50/5 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 75% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 70% | 100/20 |
| Rise Broadband | Fixed wireless | 60% | 50/10 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in De Soto is Wednesday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in De Soto, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
- RecyclingEvery other week, Wed · which week: desoto-ia.org
From desoto-ia.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 2026; pages dated 2026, 2026-05-15, 2026-09-17, 2026-10-06. 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.
De Soto is in Adel-De Soto-Minburn 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.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
De Soto spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where De Soto residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of De Soto | ZIP’s residents in De Soto |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50069 | De Soto, IA | 98% | 90% |
| 50261 | Van Meter, IA | 2% | 0% |
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 De Soto
Who supplies De Soto’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Xenia RWD (Des Moines) (EPA ID IA2573701). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.7 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in De Soto?
MidAmerican Energy (MidAmerican Energy Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 11.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve De Soto?
Mediacom Xtream, Kinetic, Dallas County Data, T-Mobile, AT&T, Rise Broadband (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in De Soto?
50069 (98%), 50261 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is De Soto in?
Adel-De Soto-Minburn Community School District.
How do I register to vote in De Soto?
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 Dallas County Elections Office. 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: De Soto’s own website (desoto-ia.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.