Living in Dysart, IA: what to set up and who to call
Dysart runs its own electric utility, City of Dysart. Tap water in Dysart comes from Dysart 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 Dysart, 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 Dysart.
Power comes from City of Dysart
City of Dysart (City of Dysart - (IA)), a municipal utility, serves all of Dysart.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Dysart Water Supply
Dysart Water Supply supplies almost all of Dysart. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists Poweshiek Water Association as seller) and serves 1,281 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, 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. IA8627095.
5 home internet providers serve Dysart
100% of 656 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farmers Cooperative Telephone Company | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/100 |
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable, Fiber | 98% | 1,000/50 |
| GigFire | Fixed wireless | 95% | 150/130 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 89% | 300/20 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 54% | 500/100 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Dysart’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Dysart.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Dysart is in Union Community School District.
B+School gradeSee 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.
Dysart is in ZIP code 52224
ZIP codes where Dysart residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Dysart | ZIP’s residents in Dysart |
|---|---|---|---|
| 52224 | Dysart, IA | 100% | 68% |
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 Dysart
Who supplies Dysart’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Dysart Water Supply (EPA ID IA8627095). 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 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Dysart?
City of Dysart (City of Dysart - (IA)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Dysart?
Farmers Cooperative Telephone Company, Mediacom Xtream, GigFire, Verizon, Nextlink (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Dysart?
52224. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Dysart in?
Union Community School District.
How do I register to vote in Dysart?
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 Tama 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.