Photo: Bill Whittaker · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Fort Dodge, IA: what to set up and who to call
All of Fort Dodge gets its mail under one ZIP code, 50501. Children in Fort Dodge attend Fort Dodge Community School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Fort Dodge, 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 Fort Dodge.
Power comes from MidAmerican Energy
MidAmerican Energy (MidAmerican Energy Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Fort Dodge. 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 Fort Dodge Water Supply
Fort Dodge Water Supply supplies almost all of Fort Dodge. It draws ground water and serves 25,874 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 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. The highest in five years was 5.0 ppb. That’s lower than 59% 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. IA9433050.
7 home internet providers serve Fort Dodge
97% of 9,840 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 82% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable, Fiber | 99% | 1,000/50 |
| Fort Dodge Fiber | Fiber | 87% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Frontier | DSL, Fiber | 35% | 90/5 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 46% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 35% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 23% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Fort Dodge depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Fort Dodge, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayFind your street’s day on fortdodge.gov →
- RecyclingEvery other week, WedCheck which week on fortdodge.gov →
City yard waste site (Public Works Central Maintenance Facility)
3001 8th Ave S, Fort Dodge, IA 50501
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
From fortdodge.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026, 2026-09-27. 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.
Fort Dodge is in Fort Dodge Community School District.
D−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.
Fort Dodge is in ZIP code 50501
ZIP codes where Fort Dodge residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Fort Dodge | ZIP’s residents in Fort Dodge |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50501 | Fort Dodge, IA | 100% | 87% |
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 Fort Dodge
Who supplies Fort Dodge’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Fort Dodge Water Supply (EPA ID IA9433050). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% 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 Fort Dodge?
MidAmerican Energy (MidAmerican Energy Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 11.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Fort Dodge?
Mediacom Xtream, Fort Dodge Fiber, Frontier, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Fort Dodge?
50501. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Fort Dodge in?
Fort Dodge Community School District.
How do I register to vote in Fort Dodge?
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 Webster 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: Fort Dodge’s own website (fortdodge.gov), 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.