Photo: PopePompus · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Earlham, IA: what to set up and who to call
Friday is trash day in Earlham. Children in Earlham attend Earlham Community School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Earlham, 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 Earlham.
Power comes from MidAmerican Energy
MidAmerican Energy (MidAmerican Energy Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Earlham. 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 Earlham Municipal Waterworks
Earlham Municipal Waterworks supplies Earlham: about 96% of residents live in its service area. About 4% 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 Warren Water District as seller) and serves 1,446 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 2021–Dec 2023, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 69% 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. IA6115097.
7 home internet providers serve Earlham
100% of 567 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 3% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable, Fiber | 100% | 1,000/50 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 91% | 40/3 |
| Rise Broadband | Fixed wireless | 96% | 50/10 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 91% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 47% | 25/3 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 20% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Earlham is Friday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Earlham, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
Accepted at the curb
- Cardboard (needs to be broken down flat)
- Glass (clear glass only)
- Plastic rated #1 through #5
- Newspaper, office papers and junk mail
- Tin and aluminum cans (pop and beer cans, soup cans, vegetable cans, etc.)
From earlhamiowa.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 2026. 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.
Earlham is in Earlham 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.
Earlham is in ZIP code 50072
ZIP codes where Earlham residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Earlham | ZIP’s residents in Earlham |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50072 | Earlham, IA | 100% | 52% |
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 Earlham
Who supplies Earlham’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Earlham Municipal Waterworks (EPA ID IA6115097). 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 2.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Earlham?
MidAmerican Energy (MidAmerican Energy Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 11.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Earlham?
Mediacom Xtream, CenturyLink, Rise Broadband, AT&T, T-Mobile, Nextlink (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Earlham?
50072. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Earlham in?
Earlham Community School District.
How do I register to vote in Earlham?
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 Madison 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: Earlham’s own website (earlhamiowa.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.