Living in Ellsworth, IA: what to set up and who to call
Ellsworth runs its own electric utility, City of Ellsworth. Tap water in Ellsworth comes from Ellsworth Public 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 of 1.0 ppb.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Ellsworth, 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 Ellsworth.
Power comes from City of Ellsworth
City of Ellsworth (City of Ellsworth - (IA)), a municipal utility, serves all of Ellsworth.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Ellsworth Public Water Supply
Ellsworth Public Water Supply supplies almost all of Ellsworth. It draws ground water and serves 514 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 51% 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. IA4009016.
4 home internet providers serve Ellsworth
100% of 270 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ellsworth Cooperative Telephone Association | Fiber | 100% | 500/500 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 88% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 78% | 100/20 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 70% | 1,000/500 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Ellsworth’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Ellsworth.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Ellsworth is in South Hamilton 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 Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ellsworth is in ZIP code 50075
ZIP codes where Ellsworth residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Ellsworth | ZIP’s residents in Ellsworth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50075 | Ellsworth, IA | 100% | 61% |
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 Ellsworth
Who supplies Ellsworth’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Ellsworth Public Water Supply (EPA ID IA4009016). 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 1.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Ellsworth?
City of Ellsworth (City of Ellsworth - (IA)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Ellsworth?
Ellsworth Cooperative Telephone Association, Verizon, T-Mobile, Nextlink (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Ellsworth?
50075. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Ellsworth in?
South Hamilton Community School District.
How do I register to vote in Ellsworth?
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 Hamilton 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.