Photo: Farragutful · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Eldridge, IA: what to set up and who to call
Eldridge runs its own electric utility, Eldridge City Utilities. Eldridge has its own library, Scott County Library System, at 200 N 6th Ave.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Eldridge, 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 Eldridge.
Power comes from Eldridge City Utilities
Eldridge City Utilities (Eldridge City Utilities), a municipal utility, serves all of Eldridge.
Start or move service: cityofeldridgeia.org · (563) 285-4841
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Eldridge Water Supply
Eldridge Water Supply supplies Eldridge: about 91% of residents live in its service area. About 9% 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 6,726 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 1.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 56% 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. IA8230008.
4 home internet providers serve Eldridge
100% of 2,336 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Scott Telephone Company | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 100% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable, Fiber | 98% | 1,000/50 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 54% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 29% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Eldridge is Wednesday or Thursday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Eldridge, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (Wed or Thu)The town’s pickup map
- RecyclingEvery other weekCheck which week on cityofeldridgeia.org →
- Bulky itemsCall to book
Accepted at the curb
- Newspaper
- Office paper
- Corrugated cardboard
- Magazines
- Greeting cards (no metallics)
- Gable Top Container (Orange Juice or Milk Carton)
- Plastics #1-#7
- Aluminum cans
- Aluminum foil
- Tin food/beverage cans
- Coffee cans
- Beer bottles
- Pop bottles
- Juice containers
Scott County Rural Recycling Drop-Off Site
0.5 miles east of Scott County Park's main entrance on 270th St.
From cityofeldridgeia.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2025-04-30, 2025-04-30T15:13:46, 2025-04-30T15:14:49, 2025-04-30T15:38:12, 2025-04-30T15:38:32. 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.
Eldridge is in North Scott Community School District.
A−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.
Eldridge is in ZIP code 52748
ZIP codes where Eldridge residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Eldridge | ZIP’s residents in Eldridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| 52748 | Eldridge, 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 Eldridge
Who supplies Eldridge’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Eldridge Water Supply (EPA ID IA8230008). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.3 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Eldridge?
Eldridge City Utilities (Eldridge City Utilities), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Eldridge?
Central Scott Telephone Company, Mediacom Xtream, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Eldridge?
52748. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Eldridge in?
North Scott Community School District.
How do I register to vote in Eldridge?
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: Eldridge’s own website (cityofeldridgeia.org), read Oct 21, 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.