Photo: Farragutful · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Donahue, IA: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in Donahue comes from Iowa American Water Donahue, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 23% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection. Public schools here are run by North Scott Community School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Donahue, 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 Donahue.
Power comes from MidAmerican Energy
MidAmerican Energy (MidAmerican Energy Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Donahue. 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 Iowa American Water Donahue
Iowa American Water Donahue supplies almost all of Donahue. It draws ground water and serves 335 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.
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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. IA8227045.
3 home internet providers serve Donahue
100% of 154 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Scott Telephone Company | Fiber, Cable, DSL | 100% | 8,000/8,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 19% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 4% | 25/6 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Donahue’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Donahue.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Donahue is in North Scott 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 Nov 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Donahue is in ZIP code 52746
ZIP codes where Donahue residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Donahue | ZIP’s residents in Donahue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 52746 | Donahue, 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 Donahue
Who supplies Donahue’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Iowa American Water Donahue (EPA ID IA8227045). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Donahue?
MidAmerican Energy (MidAmerican Energy Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 11.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Donahue?
Central Scott Telephone Company, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Donahue?
52746. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Donahue in?
North Scott Community School District.
How do I register to vote in Donahue?
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 Scott 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.