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The Deloit handbook

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

Tap water in Deloit comes from Deloit Muni Water Supply, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 23% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result of 0.3 ppb. Norelius Community Library, 5.9 miles away, is the closest library to Deloit.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Deloit, 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 Deloit.

Electricity

Power comes from MidAmerican Energy

MidAmerican Energy (MidAmerican Energy Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Deloit. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Deloit Muni Water Supply

Deloit Muni Water Supply supplies Deloit: about 93% of residents live in its service area. About 7% 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 250 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.

Lead, 90th percentile0.3 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 0.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 57% 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. IA2421025.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Deloit

42% of 156 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
FrontierDSL78%10/1
T-MobileFixed wireless68%100/20
AT&TFixed wireless50%25/3
NextlinkFixed wireless32%1,000/1,000
VerizonFixed wireless3%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 Deloit’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Deloit.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Deloit 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.

Deloit kids go to
PK–3Denison Elementary Schoolin Denison
6–8Denison Middle Schoolin Denison
9–12Denison High Schoolin Denison

Deloit is in Denison 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 Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Deloit is in ZIP code 51441

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of DeloitZIP’s residents in Deloit
51441Deloit, IA100%73%

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 Deloit

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

Deloit Muni Water Supply (EPA ID IA2421025). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.3 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Deloit?

MidAmerican Energy (MidAmerican Energy Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 11.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Deloit?

Frontier, T-Mobile, AT&T, Nextlink, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Deloit?

51441. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Deloit in?

Denison Community School District.

How do I register to vote in Deloit?

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 Crawford 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.